My battery on may OM-1 is EPX625. Is that alkaline or mercury, do you know?
I ask you cause the reading of its meter is around, as you said, 2 1/2
stops off.
Thanks
TONI
At 08:47 14/02/00 EST, you wrote:
>>Paul,
>> In all likelihood you have hit on the problem. The OM1 uses the
>PX625
>>mercury cell at 1.35v . When the improper cell is used (ie a PX625A
>>(alkaline at ~1.5-1.55v) the reading on the meter is around 2 1/2
>stops
>>off. Other replies will most likely follow with more detail. The
>meat
>>of the matter is you have the wrong cell.
>
>I use a 1.4V hearing aid zinc-air battery. It measures less than 1.4V,
>which is close enough for me. They are cheap and available.
>
>Be seeing you.
>
>
>Dirk Wright
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