Albert, are you sure you aren't using an alkaline battery in an OM1 set
up for the original mercury battery?
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> If an OM-1 meter is off, it is usually an error that is the same at
all
> light levels. If not, it could mean that the cds cells have gone bad
or the
> testing procedure was not up to snuff. (Hopefully no one has ever
fiddled
> with the resistors in the meter circuit).
>
> Your test results would mean that in bright light, slides would be
> overexposed (too light) and underexposed (dark) in low light.
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