Well, I've seen discussion back and forth around the stability and reliability of Lion and NiMH batteries. Reports seem to stack up in favor of NiMH being the most reliable. Nonetheless, there seemed to be enough supporters of Lion that I decided to try that route.
So my RB-270 Initial that was delivered from bhphotovideo.com yesterday seems to be DOA. Charged overnight, and the battery barely registered a charge this morning. Had one green light only when the black button was pressed. I did plug my UA-5 in (yes, I checked and re-checked polarity both visually and with a multimeter) and the UA-5 did power up, but the one and only green light faded almost instantly. I have unplugged and reconnected the battery from the charger a couple of times, so that the reported circuit protection I have read about should have been re-set
I gotta have power for my newly modded UA-5 for a show next Wednesday that's really important to me, so I'll have to pursue another avenue soon for power.
Any reason not to use one of these:
http://snipurl.com/1h72s or something similar and wire it with the proper adaptaplug (already got that in hand for the Iniital?)
Any other secrets about getting the RB-270 charged up initially (pun there somewhere?) Seems like it should be a no-brainer.
Another question: Any reason why the classic thread for RC swappable packs:
http://www.taperssection.com/reference/html/DIY_EdirolUA5Power/suggests using one NiCad and one NiMH battery? I should think two NiMH would work best given the memory effect problems of a NiCad. But perhaps there are other advantages to having one of each?
Thanks!