From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!utah-gr!thomas Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Title: Re: Vivitar 285 questions. - (nf) Article-I.D.: utah-gr.437 Posted: Sun Jun 6 20:37:10 1982 Received: Mon Jun 7 04:20:14 1982 References: u1100a.149 Yeah, but I got some NiCads for my (cheap) flash and they were too low voltage to fully charge it! NiCads are 1.25 volts, and Carbon Zinc batteries are 1.5. Make sure your flash unit will work alright with NiCads before investing in them. =Spencer