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[OM] Re: OM-1 meter modification, was: Re: OM4 metering problem (?)

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 meter modification, was: Re: OM4 metering problem (?)
From: "Roger Key" <rogerdkey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:57:46 +0100
You can also buy a silver oxide battery in the same size/format as the PX625 
- the S625PX @ $6 each.
See
www.photobattery.com/PX625.html

You still need to step the voltage down from 1.5v to 1.35v.

Cheaper in the long run with an MR-9 adapter....

Roger Key, Copenhagen


>From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 meter modification, was: Re: OM4 metering problem 
>(?)
>Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:18:19 -0500
>
>There is an alkaline replacement battery that is the same size and shape
>as the original mercury battery but I don't know that there is such a
>thing in silver oxide.  You can use ordinary silver oxide 357 cells but
>you must put a small spacer ring in the battery compartment to hold the
>cell centered.  You can probably find a washer, O-ring or short length
>of plastic pipe at the hardware store that will be suitable.
>
>See: <http://www.buhla.de/Foto/batt-adapt-US.pdf> which is probably the
>definitive resource on replacing mercury cells.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>bartjew@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Solid advise. thanks.
> >
> > What are the Silver cells named that have the 'hat' form of the old 
>Mercury
> > cells?
>
>
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