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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: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:46:07 -0800
Roger Key wrote:

>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.
>  
>
At $6, that's awfully pricy. You can use a spacer and a 357/SR44 for way 
less than $1 apiece.

Moose

>Cheaper in the long run with an MR-9 adapter....
>  
>
I'm not sure I'd call the MR-9. cheap. I have a couple for convenience, 
but don't think they are cheap. Cheap is putting a diode under the top 
plate. Of course, you can move the MR-9 to another camera easily, 
convenience again.

Moose


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