Gossen light meters with 9V batteries

RalphLambrecht said:

I'll try again that waybut yoy refer to a'meter' twice. Once, you must mean the light meter and the other time the amp meter. Please be very clear.

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koraks said:

OK, I can't explain that outcome. Too bad.
Either way, I suspect self-discharge of your batteries is the main culprit. Try your light meter(s) with a regular alkaline battery and see how it goes. If the problem goes away, you know what the cause was.

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BrianShaw said:

Some time last week or so...

Gossen light meters with 9V batteries

I own several Gossen light meters powered by common 9V block batteries. According to their manuals, they turn themselves off after 2 minutes of no use. I don't use them constantly, so, they rest in a drawer between shoots (supposedly turned off). But, too often, the battery is dead when I need...

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Gossen light meters with 9V batteries

I own several Gossen light meters powered by common 9V block batteries. According to their manuals, they turn themselves off after 2 minutes of no use. I don't use them constantly, so, they rest in a drawer between shoots (supposedly turned off). But, too often, the battery is dead when I need...

www.photrio.com

Seems like eveything except the obvious has been tried...

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Chan Tran said:

I used to use alkaline batteries for all meters including non photographic meters because they consume too little power and rechargeable is likely dead whenever I need to use the meter. For example the mulitmeter, at home I may not use it for a year or so but when I need it I would have no time to charge it. But in recently years I have had so many leaked alkalines batteries so I have to look for alternative.
I am not too worry about the environment like Ralph.

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