The issue isn't the height it is the diameter of the battery. The lithium
battery has a much smaller diameter then the original batteries. A black
spacer has bee put in the makes the diameter of the battery compartment
smaller so that the lithium battery will be held snuggly.
>From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-2n Battery Question
>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:24:43 -0000
>
>
>That sounds odd, because there isn't any spare room "North" of the battery
>compartment in the camera, and because the DL1/3N in 10.8mm high. An SR-44
>is 5.4mm high. I'll leave you to check the height of 2xSR-44!
>
>--
>Piers
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Larry Powers
>Sent: 27 January 2005 18:49
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-2n Battery Question
>
>
>It looks like someone has made a permenant change to the battery
>compartment
>so that the only thing that it will take is the lithium battery. The more
>I
>look the camera over the more problems I find. I have a 7 day return
>period
>so I think it will go back.
>
>Thanks for the input.
>
> >From: "Bob Docherty" <lostkase@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] Re: OM-2n Battery Question
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:40:01 -0500
> >
> >Larry,
> > Throw it out! Find yourself some Energizer 357 SILVER OXIDE batteries.
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Larry Powers" <lapowers57@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:29 PM
> >Subject: [OM] OM-2n Battery Question
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I just received an OM-2n that I purchased on eBay. I opened up the
> >battery
> > > compartment and found that instead of two button batteries it had a
> >single
> > > DL1/3N 3 volt battery. Was this a common conversion for these
>cameras.
>
> >I
> > > didn't get many hits on the battery name and am wondering if it is
> > > still made.
> >
> >
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