Alkaline batteries are not a good alternative as they start to change
voltage as soon as you start to use them. PS the silver oxide mod is $10
over the overhaul price.
Considering the amount of time I spend on each OM-1 body (most needing
foam), I think it's a good price.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: Oggetto: RE: [OM] modification for silver oxide battery
> At 12:35 PM 5/17/99 +0200, you wrote:
> >Why to alter the camera body when you can put plastic adaptor for battery
> >(sold by olympusguy for example) ande use 1.35 alcaline batery? Or am I
> >wrong? thanks Angelo
> >
>
> Hi Angelo,
>
> While it is an alteration, it is a small one and allows one to use 357
> (SR44) cells, which should be used in OM-2 and newer camera bodies, so
that
> most of us have them lying around already. An alternative (in addition to
> the adapter plus PX625 hearing aid battery, which I think you are
referring
> to) if you don't want to alter the camera by adding the diode is an MR9,
> which utilizes a 357 battery. The zinc-air hearing aid batteries you
refer
> to are 1.4 volts, which is not the ideal 1.35. Why have an Olympus camera
> and not get the voltage right?
>
> John of Camtech does the alteration for $5 above the cost of overhaul when
> that service is done, so it's very hard to refuse. The MR9's are around
> $30-40.
>
> I like being able to stick with 357 batteries because they will work well
> in my OM-1 (and XA for that matter) when I no longer trust them in my
OM-2S.
>
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
>
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