Re: [OM] Batteries, batteries, batteries

[C.H.Ling]

Walt Wayman wrote:
> 
> I appreciate the responses on the battery thing, but I'm undeterred, still
> planning to try it.  I will report the outcome.
> 
> C.H.Ling wrote:  ?... there is a temporary voltage drop whenever you
> activate your winder, this drop may create problem for your camera...?
> 
> The winder doesn?t begin its operation until after the picture has been
> taken, so any drain shouldn?t matter unlesss the winder is in sequence
> mode, which I never use.  I?ve got an OM-4Ti with the Motor Drive 2 that I
> use for that kind of stuff.  It doesn't need external battery help.
> 

Do you think the winder shutter trigger action is mechanical? It
didn't require battery to operate? On the other hand consider an
operating computer with suddenly voltage drop to an un-operatable
level. Will it resume operation without re-boot the computer? Anyway
all are just theoretical guess, your method could work to some extend.

C.H.Ling

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