Dear Ike Staff,
I am trying to decide what to do with my DS-161 strobe batteries, hopefully you can answer a few questions for me.
They currently have NimH cells, which after approx. 1000 cycles are now showing their age and lasting only 1/2 the charge time of my SLR battery.
This is not unexpected, so my question regards upgrade/replace - I'm also in Thailand so postage time and lack of batteries in this time is a factor (not under your control).
If I Send the strobes and/or batteries for service what is the cost to replace the NimH cells for new ones, and is there a possible upgrade path to the new Lithium II cells and charger?
When will the Lithium II be available for sale? August is a long month...
Thanks
p.s. I do like the Ike TTL system, takes a lot of the work out of capturing subjects.
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I am trying to decide what to do with my DS-161 strobe batteries, hopefully you can answer a few questions for me.
They currently have NimH cells, which after approx. 1000 cycles are now showing their age and lasting only 1/2 the charge time of my SLR battery.
This is not unexpected, so my question regards upgrade/replace - I'm also in Thailand so postage time and lack of batteries in this time is a factor (not under your control).
If I Send the strobes and/or batteries for service what is the cost to replace the NimH cells for new ones, and is there a possible upgrade path to the new Lithium II cells and charger?
When will the Lithium II be available for sale? August is a long month...
Thanks
p.s. I do like the Ike TTL system, takes a lot of the work out of capturing subjects.
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