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Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE

Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
From: sunil manga <ameteep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:56:43 +0530
Dear BRYANT,
in terms of battery life between OM-4 & OM-4T the difference
is about  '5x' using a
T-32 flash. Otherwise the battery goes onand on.
Sunil.

Bryant Wetzel wrote:

> John,
>         Thanks for the good information. I know that this OM-4 has had the 
> same
> set of batteries for better than six months and they are still going
> strong. So, if I put a meter in line with the battery and measure current
> drain, I should wait until the meter circuit times off and then note the
> drain? What could I expect in the way of differences between a 4 and 4t?
>
> Regards,
>
> Bryant
>
> ----------
> > From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
> > Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 10:14 PM
> >
> > Yes, that is a misconception.  The red LED mod, part no. ZJ182700  is for
> use in
> > the 2s, 2 spot/program only, and was never needed in the OM-4.  There
> never was a
> > flash sync mod for the 4 because the OM-4 viewfinder LED (red or green)
> was never
> > powered by the camera batteries.
> > As body production progressed,  parts and circuits were improved and that
> could
> > include the circuit inside the top cover which featured a transistor for
> flash sync
> > control. In the original 4, this transistor was glued into a plastic
> holder under
> > the main body flex. There are atleast  3 or 4 flex circuits inside an
> OM-4.
> > My OM-4T has a green flash LED.  The most improved 4 circuit came out in
> the 4T
> > (and 4Ti).  Whether the factory changed LED colors when they did this I
> don't know.
> >
> > I do know that battery drain was dramatically improved from the 4 to the
> 4T, and
> > that drain had nothing to do with T flash use. (Which was the subject of
> the red
> > LED mod in the 2S).
> >
> > John
> >
> > Bryant Wetzel wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > >         I have an Olympus fiche that clearly shows two top covers for
> the OM-4,
> > > one is a smaller circuit and the later one is a much larger circuit.
> The
> > > early OM-4 had a green led, and the later OM-4 had a red one. Am I
> wrong?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Bryant
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4 for Sale, UPDATE
> > > > Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 4:38 PM
> > > >
> > > > Just a short correction, the OM-4 was never part of the Green LED/Red
> LED
> > > problem.
> > > > That was the OM-2S only.
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > Bryant Wetzel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > > >         Below is a new update as of 6-26-98 at about noon Denver
> time
> > > so you will
> > > > > know what is left out of the bunch of OLY goods I am selling.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Bryant
> > > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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