Lithium cells have the longest shelf life but also the shortest life in
cameras like the 2S, 3, 4, 4T compared to silver oxide life. The lithium
cells in the OM-2, 2N cause a meter needle position error of up to 3 stops
and may cause the shutter lock.
OM-2 /2N was designed around the silver oxide MS76. Most (many) new 2Ns
came with a pink warning sheet packed as the first thing you see when you
opened your new 2N. It stated specifically NOT to use alkaline LR44 type or
lithium CR1/3N batteries. Some new 2Ns might not have had the pink sheet.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Moth" <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Mailing List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] What I'd like to see in the next OM (dreaming)
| Volkhart Baumgaertner wrote:
| Yo,
| on Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:36:26 -0800 (PST), Ray Moth wrote:
|
| >* Long-life, higher voltage, readily available batteries (e.g. 2x
| 3v=20
| > lithium)
|
| Hm, I actually see it as a significant advantage that the OMs other
| than the 1 use small, light, readily available and relatively
| inexpensive silver cells instead of the big, heavy, readily available
| and extremely expensive 3 V lithium cells most newer cameras require.
| And the batteries in the OMs usually last longer than the lithiums in
| the other cameras, too.
| =======================================================================
| Try buying silver oxide batteries in Asia! It's easier to look for
| hens' teeth. The C1/3N 3v. lithium cells have some advantages over
| silver oxide, such as: long shelf life (about 10 years is claimed);
| more and more cameras are using them (= high availability); light
| weight (why do you say they're heavy?)
|
| One C1/3N lithium cell takes up exactly the same space as two silver
| oxide cells; they're physically interchangeable but, for some odd
| reason, the OM-2S doesn't like Lithium. Makes feeding my 2S a problem
| in Indonesia! I think this may stem from the fact that the OM-2, 3 and
| 4 cameras use only 2 silver oxide button cells, which makes the battery
| voltage critical. If they used 4 button cells, stacked in 2
| side-by-side cylindrical battery holders to avoid physical
| accommodation problems, maybe there would be more voltage latitude to
| work with.
|
| Regards,
|
| =====
| Ray
|
| "The trouble with resisting temptation is
| you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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