Alkaline can be as bad as its voltage is constantly dropping as you use it.
This makes the needle fall in the finder causing overexposure.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Goss <steveg3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Batteries for OM1 etc
> Hi-
> Zinc-air: probably, because the battery is smaller than the mercury
version it
> has a washer around it. I got one a year and a half ago. It said "Wein
cell"
> on the package. Once you pull off the plastic cover from the air holes,
it
> starts generating electricity and running down. I have heard some say
that it
> will only last for a few months, but mine was still working when I took
the
> camera to Photosphere to be CLA'd and changed over to Alkyline.
>
> Steve Goss, Dallas, TX, usa
>
> John Palmer wrote:
> >
> > There has been some chat about this recently, but I think I missed the
> > beginning so apologies if I am treading old ground....
> >
> > The OM1 family (and others including 35RC) are designed to use PX625
mercury
> > batteries at 1.35 volts. Finding these now can be a bit like hoping to
> > fertilise your rhubarb with a rocking horse, although supplies do turn
up
> > occasionally.
> >
> > I popped into the local Jessops (large UK chain photo retailer who
generally
> > know what they are talking about) where they have a used OM1MD and OM1N
for
> > sale, and asked what batteries they would put in. They have some
"zinc-air"
> > batteries which I hadn't seen before which claim to deliver 1.35 volts.
> >
> > Question is - what is the score with these zinc-air batteries? I have
half a
> > memory that somebody very recently said something like avoid them like
the
> > plague, but I recently hoovered out the inbox and can't find it.
> >
> > TIA
> > John
>
>
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