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Subject: [OM] Re: Battery Question
From: "Chris O'Neill" <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 22:38:11 -0700
Here's the reply from the camera tech regarding the PX625A battery.  
comments, anyone?

Regards,

Chris

On 7 Dec 2000, at 23:28, Vitoarmani@xxxxxxx wrote:

> >I notice that there's a PX625A battery in the.  That's an alkaline
> >1.5v right?  I'm told that the alkalines slowly lose their charge
> >over time, so it's better to use a silver-oxide instead.
> >  
> >What's the silver-oxide equivalent to the PX625A?  I think it's either
> >the SR44 or 357, but I'm not sure.
> 
> Yes, it is Alkaline 1.5 volts.
>
> As far as I know there's no equivalent silver-oxide to the PX625A.
> SR44 or 357 are the smaller diameter batteries which goes on the OM-2
> cameras. I know the Alkaline is not powerful and lasting as the
> Silver-Oxide, but in OM-1 case it will last a long time, because it only
> powers the light meter, everything else is mechanical.

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