On Tue, 28 May 2002, Mike Cormier wrote:
> 1)What size resistor needs to be soldered into the battery circuit of an
> OM-1 to convert it to 1.5v silver-oxide battery use? Does the resistor get
> patched in to the + or - wire? I had a CLA done on an OM-1 about a year
> ago, but the conversion was not done & I'm fed up with hunting for Wein
> cells. I want to buy batteries at WallMart if needs be. Is that crazy of
> me??? :) I figure removing the bottom plate & soldering in the appropriate
> Radio Shack resistor on the appropriate wire OUGHT to be within my
> abilities. If not, maybe I should mail my engineering degree back to the
> university... lol
A simple resistor won't do, there's a particular diode that needs to be used.
Check the archives, I'm sure teh details are in there. You'll also need to
re-calibrate the meter a bit.
> 2) Does anyone have a DOA Quick Auto 310 they're willing to send to me for
> parts? I'm willing to buy it & cover shipping if it's not that unreasonable
> as I need some cosmetic items like a new LED for the auto-check light and a
> new flash lens to replace my cracked one. I really don't care if the
> battery compartment is corroded beyond all recognition and the case is split
> in two... so long as the lens is not beat up and the auto-check lamp works
> ok :) I nany event, I'd like to get by BG1 & QA310 combo back into shape to
> use with the aforementioned OM-1 as a back-up unit to my BG-2 setup.
KEH has a bargain grade one for $16.
-mark
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