I got the above mentioned meter used a few months ago. I love it. However, I did not get instructions with it. Can anyone tell me how I will know if the battery needs replacement ? Will it just stop working or will readings gradually become inaccurate? If the readings become gradually inaccurate, how often do you change the battery to avoid this? Thanks

-- Paul Mongillo (pmongillo@thurston.com), September 03, 2000

Answers

It just doesn't work, if the battery is dead.

-- David Payumo (dpayumo@home.com), September 03, 2000.

Mine is 10-15 years old and still works, so I don't know.

-- Bill Mitchell (bmitch@home.com), September 03, 2000.

Paul... You can probably buy either an origional or a copied manual at www.craigcamera.com. It's a 1 man operation, and he's efficient and very knowledgable. - Dave

-- Dave Richhart (pritprat@erinet.com), September 04, 2000.

Paul, I own one too. It just stops working when the battery dies, no advance warning and no built-in battery meter. I would recommend carrying a spare battery with you just in case. The batteries in the original package last for years. My meter got jammed into a corner of my carry on bag one time, which depressed the trigger and ran the battery down. When I reached my final destination (in the middle of nowhere, as usual) I was sure glad I had a spare! Regards, ;^D)

-- Doremus Scudder (ScudderLandreth@compuserve.com), September 04, 2000.

Thanks for your help. I alway carry a spare battery so life should be good.

-- Paul Mongillo (pmongillo@thurston.com), September 05, 2000.

Has anyone experienced the following with a Pentax Digital Spot : On some readings, not always the same, the LEDs begin to flash periodically and rapidly, about 5-7 times per second. The reading itself remains accurate however. It will happen on say 13++ and not on 13+ or 14, and some other readings as well. I see no pattern to it.

I first noticed this in very cold conditions and attributed it to that. It happened again this weekend in fairly warm weather. I have not gotten around to purchasing a second battery so don't know if this could be the problem, but the battery still has the same voltage as when new.

Anyone seen this with theirs?

-- Richard S. Ross (ross@hrl.com), September 05, 2000.

Ross Said:Has anyone experienced the following with a Pentax Digital Spot : On some readings, not always the same, the LEDs begin to flash periodically and rapidly, about 5-7 times per second. The reading itself remains accurate however. It will happen on say 13++ and not on 13+ or 14, and some other readings as well. I see no pattern to it.

I experienced this problem, and replacing the battery seemed to solve it. Curiously, the 'old' and 'new' batteries had identical voltages.

-D

-- Doug Broussard (vought@best.com), September 07, 2000.