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[OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?!

Subject: [OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?!
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:11:57 -0500
New 357s without a load (just tested out of the camera) should read 
between 1.55 and 1.59V.

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philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 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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