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[OM] Re: OM-1 battery test

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 battery test
From: Russ Butler <russ@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:08:31 -0500
John Hermanson wrote:
> Oldest OM-1s had a battery check circuit built in but it was never 
> mentioned in the instruction books.  Feature involved a small curved 
> circuit board attached to the side of the meter coil housing.  Here's a 
> page with a picture of it. Scroll down to second pic.
> 
> http://www.zuiko.com/1_tech_2.htm

Oh yeah, that's where I saw it! Thanks a lot John!
Now I can take this off my "oneheimers" list.


> 
> Small brushes rested on the circuit. When a specific asa, shutter speed, 
> f stop was set the brushes would land on the large contact on the end 
> and complete a circuit, centering the needle or something along those 
> lines>)
> ___________________________________



Russ Butler (nj usa)

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