The Olympus Guy (http://www.olympusguy.com/NewLArt8.htm Paul Van Tuyl, no
association, etc.) will sell you a ($5) nylon bushing that sizes up 675 Zinc Air
batteries to fit correctly. I'm using them in my OM-1, RC and RD. Here in the
States, I've found the local Walgreens Drug Store often runs half price sales,
and Energizer offers $1.00 off coupons, so I can get 5 for about $1.50. Keep in
mind they don't last too long compared to mercuries, but at these prices you can
have plenty of spares. I also bought a little gadget that holds 2 hearing aid
batteries (or similar size) and attaches to your key-chain, so I always have
extras with.
>>> "Lex Jenkins" <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx> 06/16/00 07:50am >>>
Rick Beckrich wonders:
>With the hassle of getting batteries for my Om-1MD, and the whoa prices for
>alternative solutions... imagine my surprise at finding Energizer AC675E
>ZINC-AIR 1.4V @ 4 for $4.92 in that exotic marketplace for the elite, Giant
>Foods, today..The size fits my old Konica C35, wonder if I can make it work
>in the OM-1?<
Absolutely, Rick. Those ordinary zinc air hearing aid batteries are what
I'm using in my OM-1 and Canon FTbn right now. They meter perfectly on
everything I've tried so far, but that doesn't include really picky films
like Velvia or Kodachrome. I plan to try a roll of K'chrome next, and I'm
confident it'll meter fine.
The trick is to make sure there's enough spring tension in the battery
compartment to keep the undersized 675 cell centered well enough to make
good contact. Apparently it's not terribly difficult 'cause I've never had
a problem yet with mine losing contact intermittently.
Also gotta make sure the correct polarity is observed, since the hearing aid
batteries are kinda flip-flopped from 625 cells. No biggie. (Vernacular
alert for our friends overseas: No biggie = Not a big deal; nothing to worry
about; not a problem; etc. ;-)
I've thought about making a rubber o-ring collar to bring the 675 cell up to
625 size, but so far it hasn't been necessary.
Lex
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