Dave,
There must some way to do it. I have heard much talk about replacing
the cells in minox and other submini's. I think to really get into
that, you would need to get into another group like the Subclub at:
http://members.aol.com/xkaes/index.htm
These people have had to do much more than just talk about it to keep
their "babies" up and running for a long time now.
Rand E.
P.S. I've hear that there are some extremists over there too!
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Dave Bulger wrote:
>
> I take it that there is no practical way to replace the cell? Not that I'm
> going to take apart the camera, mind you. I'll tackle that self-lobotomy
> thing I've always wanted to try first...
>
> Then again, perhaps I already have...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rand E. Tomcala [SMTP:rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 8:54 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Life of a selenium cell (was Trip 35 Info)
>
> Wayne,
> I think, on the basis of experience. John's statement is true - just
> not quite complete. Limited life, and in no way predictable. I have
> used some that my grandfather used, and had to discard others that I
> bought myself new. I don't know if it was manufacturing standards or
> what.
> An yes, I love my Trip 35 and will feel a loss if the selenium cell in
> it dies.
> Rand E.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Wayne Harridge wrote:
> >
> > > From: John Hermanson [SMTP:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
> snip
> > > The selenium cell makes its own power and has a limited life.
> > >
> > I don't know whether you were refering only to the selenium cell in
> > the Trip 35, but I have a Weston Master V exposure meter with selenium cell
> > and it is still working Ok after >25 years.
> >
> > ...Wayne
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