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Re: [OM] OM 4 Battery Drain

Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 Battery Drain
From: "Bryant Wetzel" <ardvarrk@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 15:43:55 -0600
John,
        Thanks again for the information!

Regards,

Bryant

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> From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
> Date: Saturday, June 27, 1998 12:50 PM
> 
> Using a T flash on a 4 (as opposed to 4T) has no effect  on camera 
battery life as
> the OM-4 viewfinder flash LED is not powered by the camera batteries as
the LED in
> early 2Ss are.
> "Idle" Drain (display off) in early unserviced OM-4s was as high as 35
micro amps as
> opposed to 8-10 microamps in a T or 4Ti.
> 
> John
> 
> sunil manga wrote:
> 
> > Dear BRYANT,
> > in terms of battery life between OM-4 & OM-4T the difference
> > is about  '5x' using a
> > T-32 flash. Otherwise the battery goes onand on.
> > Sunil.
> >
> > Bryant Wetzel wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > >         Thanks for the good information. I know that this OM-4 has
had the same
> > > set of batteries for better than six months and they are still going
> > > strong. So, if I put a meter in line with the battery and measure
current
> > > drain, I should wait until the meter circuit times off and then note
the
> > > drain? What could I expect in the way of differences between a 4 and
4t?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Bryant
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
> > > > Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 10:14 PM
> > > >
> > > > Yes, that is a misconception.  The red LED mod, part no. ZJ182700 
is for
> > > use in
> > > > the 2s, 2 spot/program only, and was never needed in the OM-4. 
There
> > > never was a
> > > > flash sync mod for the 4 because the OM-4 viewfinder LED (red or
green)
> > > was never
> > > > powered by the camera batteries.
> > > > As body production progressed,  parts and circuits were improved
and that
> > > could
> > > > include the circuit inside the top cover which featured a
transistor for
> > > flash sync
> > > > control. In the original 4, this transistor was glued into a
plastic
> > > holder under
> > > > the main body flex. There are atleast  3 or 4 flex circuits inside
an
> > > OM-4.
> > > > My OM-4T has a green flash LED.  The most improved 4 circuit came
out in
> > > the 4T
> > > > (and 4Ti).  Whether the factory changed LED colors when they did
this I
> > > don't know.
> > > >
> > > > I do know that battery drain was dramatically improved from the 4
to the
> > > 4T, and
> > > > that drain had nothing to do with T flash use. (Which was the
subject of
> > > the red
> > > > LED mod in the 2S).
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > Bryant Wetzel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > John,
> > > > >         I have an Olympus fiche that clearly shows two top covers
for
> > > the OM-4,
> > > > > one is a smaller circuit and the later one is a much larger
circuit.
> > > The
> > > > > early OM-4 had a green led, and the later OM-4 had a red one. Am
I
> > > wrong?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Bryant
> > > > >
> > > > > ----------
> > > > > > From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
> > > > > > Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 4:38 PM
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just a short correction, the OM-4 was never part of the Green
LED/Red
> > > LED
> > > > > problem.
> > > > > > That was the OM-2S only.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bryant Wetzel wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > All,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >         Below is a new update as of 6-26-98 at about noon
Denver
> > > time
> > > > > so you will
> > > > > > > know what is left out of the bunch of OLY goods I am selling.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Bryant
> > > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> 
> 
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