I knew my OM-4 batteries were done when I tried a self-timer shot. I got
mirror lock up but no shutter. I had to open the battery compartment and
re-insert them to clear the process. It worked for normal use, but the self
timer seized it every time. New batteries worked the self timer just fine.
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Shutter Hang on OM-2N
> At 00:32 1/8/01, Titoy wrote:
> >You're right about that John, the battery check seems nearly useless
since I
> >often have this lock up problem even with battery check saying still ok.
In
> >the past a new battery would cure it, now it just happened with new ones.
> >Thanks for the tip I will hve the magnet checked. I have never
encountered
> >this on a much older OM 10 however. Is there a difference in design in
the
> >OM 10 that avoids the problem?
> >
> >Regards
> >'
> >Titoy
>
> My OM-10 was much more forgiving of battery voltage compared to the OM-4,
> and I never encountered mirror lockup with it.
>
> I have gotten bad batteries twice in the past. They didn't last very
long;
> one set for only a week. Most likely they were old and well past shelf
> life when I bought them.
>
> If this happened with only one set of "new" cells, then try another set of
> new cells, perhaps from a different source. The packaging on the ones I
> use is not date coded, so I buy them at a store that has a good turnover
of
> their shelf stock of them. Make certain you are using silver oxide cells,
> not alkalines.
>
> -- John
>
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