I've used them on a C*n*nette rangefinder, wrapped in a small, rubber O-ring
worked fine.
Gary Holder (yes, I'm back from the hospital0
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:04 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: 1.35 volt 625 Wein Zinc Batteries
> At 05:28 AM 5/5/2005, you wrote:
>
>>I was looking at a "REVITALIZING KIT" on ebay, says it includes, "A fresh,
>>new in the package 1.35 volt 625 Wein Zinc/Air "Button Cell" Photo
>>Battery, specially designed to replace discontinued mercury batteries"
>>Have any of you used these batteries? If so, what do you think of them?
>>
>>Thanks in advance, Darin
>
> Darin,
> They were designed specifically for camera use and although it's the same
> as the hearing aid cell technology, they have more capacity (will last
> longer than a 675). That said . . . once the cell is activated its
> life-span begins . . . as with all zinc-air.
>
> There are a number of alternatives, the one I use in an OM-1n, a Rollei
> 35S
> and a light meter is the MR-9:
>
> http://www.criscam.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCS&Product_Code=MR-9&Category_Code=MBA
>
> Their home page is here:
> http://www.criscam.com/index.html
>
> It is made of metal . . . should never need replacing (the adapter) unless
> you run over it with an Abrams tank. It has a diode inside it to
> step-down
> the voltage (no drain unless there's a load across it; i.e. camera turned
> on), and is based on a "home brew" design that used half of an expended
> 625
> cell to make the adapater. Buying it is likely less than the value of
> your
> time assembling the parts and making one yourself that's as well made as
> these are. Uses readily available silver-oxide cells that maintain
> constant voltage until the bitter end of their life (do *not* use
> alkalines
> in them). I found the silver-oxide cells last quite a long time (provided
> the camera is turned off when not in use).
>
> -- John Lind
>
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