on 12/16/05 4:14 AM, philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx at philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Yes, they're Energizer 357s. My voltmeter reads them at 1.475V, though I
> suspect they may be dropping voltage when connected to the camera circuitry.
> I'm off to get some fresh batteries later today, hopefully that'll fix the
> problem...
>
>>
>> Presumably the batteries are SR44/ 357 silver batteries, and not LR44
>> (Lithium) batteries.
>> lr44 batteries are known to give problems....
>>
>> Roger Key
Silver-oxide chemistry batterys should give about 1.65v on a good digital
voltmeter. The working voltage is less because a good digital meter doesn't
put much load on the battery, but if you're getting 1.47v under those
conditions those batterys are toasted... even new batterys are sometimes
flat. You don't know how long they sit in the store's inventory... even the
'fresh until' dates are sometimes worthless.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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