Depends on what battery he sold you. A 625A or 625U? Those are alkaline
1.55v and though listed as the "replacement" for mercury 1.35V cells, they
will cause a 3 stop error in an OM-1 / 1N.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Boyce" <ericboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: Battery conversion, Was [OM] A sad OM-1n story
> Hi
>
> I have heard mentioned a few times about this battery conversion,
> I was wondering if someone could explain it to me (why it is done etc)
>
> When I bought my om1 the man in my local shop put a new battery in
> it saying the one in there was the wrong type.
> Also bought a spare from him. Do i need to get mine converted?
> The new battery is a mercury one i think
> Thanks
>
>
>
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