> Even given the above warning I will stick my neck out and state that
> the advice given below is incorrect in terms of the amount of current
> to be measured by at least several orders of magnitude. You will
> want to be measuring a few milli amps, not amps! ;-)
>
> A few hundred amps out of a button cell? - Patent it quick!
>
> Giles
Yeah, I want one of these to start my car. Great battery. No wonder everyone
recommends SR44s!!!
Foxy
> How can
> > >I tell if a used OM4 I'm considering has already had the new circuit
> > >installed?
> >
> > If your dealer is particularly helpful, he might let you measure the
> > drain on the battery with a digital ammeter once it has powered down.
> > If it is the original circuit it is likely to be of the order of 10A or
> > so - it should be much less than 1A with the new circuit. When you
> > first make the circuit with the meter the OM-4 will be fully powered of
> > course, with a drain of several hundred A, so you need to wait for it
> > to power down.
> snip
>
> > Kennedy
>
>
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