Just for the record, setting the dial to B/60 prevents the meter from
turning on if the release is pressed partway, it does not turn baseline
drain off (wish it did!)
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: <bhinderks@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM Battery Problems History....
| At 08:00 PM 7/10/01 +0100, Chris C. wrote:
| >
| >
| >To make it simple, OM2sp's and early OM4's have a
| >fault which causes an endless drain on the batteries
| >(when the camera is off) unless they are removed.
| >Instead of the batteries lasting for example a year in
| >your closet, they may die at 6-8 months. The only
| >remedy is to take out the batteries when your not
| >using the camera. Or in the case of the OM4 have the
| >circuit replaced with one from an OM4Ti (about
| >$300)which is improved and doesn't drain the batteries
| >as quick. OM2Sp circuit boards are no longer
| >available, so there is not circuit fix for this model.
| >The reason people suggest you use Energizer 357's
| >(SR44 equivalents) is because this particular battery
| >has a good tolerance for the drain that the OM4/OM2Sp
| >places on it. They will last much longer than other
| >types.
| >
|
| Almost right Chris,
|
| Following John H's recommendation of a 357 battery and putting the OM-4 on
| either B or 1/60th when not shooting provides me with 1yr + of battery
life
| (and I shoot a lot) easily. Yes my OM-4 is the "old" circuit board -
| previous to John's advice I was going through SR-44s in 3 months.
| Barry H
|
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