In my view they're the best advance we've had in consumer battery technology in the last 30 years.
I've been using mine for the last 4 months nearly and they haven't missed a beat but then again I was brought up by the old school in battery thinking, flatten them then charge them then flatten em again then charge em <smile>. Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048 On 18/11/2010, at 10:29 PM, "Damon Rose" <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding the battery issue I was having. I wasn't aware of the fact > that the manual suggests you take batteries out ... But I strongly > suspect that the unit isn't expected to drain an entire AA battery > within 12 hours when it is switched off. Would you expect that > behaviour? > > Thanks > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tim cumings > Sent: 18 November 2010 11:24 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Question about the Zoom H1 recorder > > No, Dane. The batteries I have are the same ones you have. They are > rechargeable but hold their charge for a long time. On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 > 11:23:12 +1100, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > >> Could you be more specific on these? I mean - correct me if I'm wrong - > but are >> you saying that each battery contains both a rechargible and an > alkaline >> battery so that the alkaline keeps the other charged? I can understand > the >> theory of that. >> >> The batteries I have are made by Sanyo and they are supposed to retain > 80% of >> their charge for up to 12 months but I'd certainly be interested in > these other >> type you mention, what's the MA rating etc. >> >> >> On 18/11/2010, at 11:16 AM, tim cumings wrote: >> >>> Dane I have a set of these hybrid batteries which are a combination > nickel >>> metal hydride and >>> alkaline battery, so that they are rechargeable while not losing power > when not >>> in use. On Wed, 17 Nov >>> 2010 20:52:47 +1100, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> >>> >>>> The manual of my recorder actually mentions that batteries would be > drained if >>>> left in the recorder, the cause of this is the date time stamping > function >>>> which I never use anyway so how to solve the problem? Well my way > around it is >>>> to use rechargeable batteries and I use those which hold their charge > for over >>>> 12 months so I always have one ready and as I don't rely on the time > and date >>>> stamp function I very rarely ever have a battery in the Zoom H1 > unless I'm >>>> recording. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048 >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17/11/2010, at 8:11 PM, "Damon Rose" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't know if it is widely known but there have been some battery >>>>> issues with the Zoom H1 by all accounts. I've had to send mine back > due >>>>> to problems with the capacitors which cause pulsing on recordings > and >>>>> make the battery go flat even when not in use.Hope useful >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jani Kinnunen >>>>> Sent: 17 November 2010 05:03 >>>>> To: PC audio discussion list. >>>>> Subject: Question about the Zoom H1 recorder >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to use the Zoom H1 as a sound device when connected > to a >>>>> computer? I've heard somewhere that it can be done, but I'm not > sure. >>>>> >>>>> Jani >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ >>>>> This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal >>>>> views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. >>>>> If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. >>>>> Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on >>>>> it and notify the sender immediately. >>>>> Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. >>>>> Further communication will signify your consent to this. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [email protected] >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [email protected] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal > views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance > on it and notify the sender immediately. > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
