I've seen original mercury batteries (Type 13 and 625) in cameras we've
received for repair that I suspect were a
decade old or more and still going strong. The advantage with mercury
batteries is that they go from "OK" to "dead"
relatively quickly. By comparison, Alkaline batteries die much sooner, and
much more gradually. After conversion,
we suggest users replace alkaline batteries yearly. Almost as good as mercury
cells though are the silver oxides,
which usually last several years. Zinc air cells usually die in a matter of
months.
Alienspecimen wrote:
> I was just curious how long the batteries in your OM1 last?
> Reason I am asking is this:
> Just curious to know if there is a difference before and after the conversion
> to the new circuit. Is it longer?
> Boris
>
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