>Ii forget which batteries are and are not o.k. for the OM cameras.The
>batteries just went bunk on my OM-4 with no warning, leaving me stuck
>out on the california coast with a dead OM-4... . Are the Kodak
>silver-oxide MS-76 batteries o.k. to use? i know they aren't mercury,
>but....... If i remember, the new air-zincs are the best thing... Am i
>correct?
>
>And can the OM-2 be converted to use the MS-76's, similar to the OM-1
>conversion?
>
>I'd really like to have just 1 battery size!
>
>james.
>
The only OMs that used Mercury batteries were the OM-1 and OM-1n.
The OM-2(n), OM-2s, OM-3(Ti), OM-4(T(i)), and OM-10,20,30,40 all used
silver-oxides which come in many designations. You CAN also use
Alkalkines in these because they have the same fresh batter voltage
BUT the voltage drops off as the battery is used up so you get
unreliable readings -- thus Alkalines should only be used when fresh
and typically only in an "emergency". Silver Oxide batteries retain
their voltage to a very tight range during almost all of their life.
Mark Hammons
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