You may well be right. But as I recall, the article in AP that said that
the early OM1s did use it as a battery check stipulated that the ASA had to
be set to 100.
Chris
>The angle of the meter needle when the meter is switched off and at the B
>setting can be varied by rotating the ASA dial. It does *not* indicate the
>condition of the battery just the alignment of the inner strings and
>pulleys. Sorry to disappoint!
>Regards
>Trevor J. Noble
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