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Re: [OM] OM4Ti Power Consumption

Subject: Re: [OM] OM4Ti Power Consumption
From: Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 07:39:00 -0400
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>>I had my 4T's circuit board replaced by the agents just after
>>I bought it, and it came back with the power turned off. I 
>>took the hint.

>>Power-off - press the little *reset* button and turn the 
>>reset button to *B*.
>>Power-on - turn the speed ring to 125 or anything outside the 
>>red zone.

>Some sources suggest that even with the shutter speed ring set 
>to "B", there is still a small amount of power drain on the 
>OM2SP and OM4Ti (and presumably the OM3Ti too); see points (3), 
>(4), and (6) in:
>http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/olympus.faq.html#ques_B3

>Point (6) suggests that the power drain on the "B" setting is:
>    0.020mA for the OM2SP
>    0.007mA for the OM4Ti

>-- from Cy in the UK<

Which is why I don't bother.  There's no harm in doing it, but it really
ain't worth the effort.  It's sort of like the mythical frugal Scotsman who
was upset over how much his son's new eyeglasses cost, so he told his wife,
"When he's not looking and anything, make him take 'em off."

Walt

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