One guy bragged that he got 8 years out of 1 OM-1 battery. Then I opened
the camera and found the clear liquid that had leaked out had run through
the wire like a wick, gotten into the meter circuit and corroded all the
copper tracings. DYAF (do yourself a favor) and just change the battery
yearly.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Older Battery Eating OM 4's? Serial Nos.
| On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, John A. Lind wrote:
|
| > At 04:02 3/9/01, John Hermanson wrote:
| > >Unless the 4 has had a 4T circuit installed, they all eat batteries.
get
| > >the seller to turn the battery test on. If it shuts off automatically
in 30
| > >seconds, it has the latest (and last) circuit.
| > >
| > >John Hermanson
| >
| <SNIP>
|
| > If you're expecting battery life like the OM-1[n] which will run nearly
| > forever, and has spoiled those who have one (I measure mine in years,
not
| > months),
|
| Come to think of it....my OM1 is still going strong on a set of batteries
| which I know - for sure - were inserted into the camera before 1995. And
| no, the OM1 is not a shelf-body....
|
| Uhmm, I guess that - and the fact that I have a 10-pack of batteries in
| the fridge - is the reason why I do not worry too much about the mercury
| battery supply out there running out *grin*
|
| > then look for something other than an OM-2S or OM-4. Don't go
| > with one of the new Wunderbricks or zoom P&S's with all the whirring
motors
| > and film winders though. *They* are battery eaters, and many use
expensive
| > batteries that go kaput much, much faster than my OM-2S or OM-4 uses
them.
| >
|
| AMEN to that. Although my zoom P&S has lasted surprisingly long with the
| first set of batteries (since 1997), I strongly suspect that that is
| because it's only been through 3 films.....;)
|
| --thomas
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