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[OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?!

Subject: [OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?!
From: philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:14:12 UT
Yes, they're Energizer 357s. My voltmeter reads them at 1.475V, though I 
suspect they may be dropping voltage when connected to the camera circuitry.
I'm off to get some fresh batteries later today, hopefully that'll fix the 
problem...

>  
> Presumably the batteries are SR44/ 357 silver batteries, and not LR44  
> (Lithium) batteries. 
> lr44 batteries are known to give problems.... 
>  
> Roger Key 
>  
>  
> >From: philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx 
> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx 
> >Subject: [OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?! 
> >Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:49:43 UT 
> > 
> > 
> >About a month old. 
> > 
> > > 
> > > And your batteries are how old? 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Winsor 
> > > Long Beach, California, USA 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Dec 16, 2005, at 12:05 AM, Philip Pemberton wrote: 
> > > 
> > > > Hi, 
> > > >   I just pulled my OM4 out of storage, selected "Auto" mode, 1/1 
> > > > shutter 
> > > > speed (the first non-red setting), and as soon as I pushed the 
> > > > viewfinder 
> > > > illuminator button the camera froze. All it's doing now is making a 
> > > > really 
> > > > rapid ticking noise... The mirror is down and the shutter appears 
> > > > to be 
> > > > closed. 
> > > > 
> > > >   Does anyone know what might be up with it? 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks, 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Phil.                              | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB 
> > > > 100baseT 
> > > > philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx              | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2 
> > > > 512MB+100GB 
> > > > http://www.philpem.me.uk/          | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook 
> > > > ... Huh? My keyboard doesn't have an "any" key... 
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