An even easier method involving no work is to use a rubber "O" ring from the
hardware store. Of course, you'll get some pretty weird looks when you take
your OM-1 and a pair of SR-44 batteries into the plumbing department and
start comparing "O" ring sizes . But hey, we're Zuikophiles. We don't care
what people think. :-)
Regards,
John Austin
Rand E. Tomcala wrote:
>What I found that works well for the raw material for the "sizer" is a
>piece of 1/2" CPVC pipe. You take a section about a foot long to give
>yourself something to hold on to. You then machine or work the inside
>and outside diameters on one end. And then cut off a section to the
>proper length and hand polish the sharp corners.
>
><>><><><><><><><><><>
>>Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>
>> At 09:56 PM 10/11/1998 -0500, Mark you wrote:
>> >
>> >Speaking of battery conversions for the OM-1(N), I had my done by
Photosphere
>> >about 1.5 years ago. It works great, but they put an alkaline 625
battery
>> in and said
>> >to just change it once a year. That is because of the discharge
>> characteristics
>> >of Alkalines. I asked if I could but a Silver Oxide Cell in and they
said
>> "Yes".
>> >
>> >The thing I worry about is that the battery compartment is still sized
for
>> the 625
>> >type cells (big). I wonder if putting a SR44 in there would let it
shift
>> around. I
>> >understand Camtech does a similar conversion and from what I've read, it
>> >sounds like some kind of adapter is put into the battery chamber to
allow
>> >the SR44 sized cells to fit properly. If that is the case, is that
>> adapter something
>> >I can get and put into my battery compartment?
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> >
>> >Mark Hammons
>> >
>> Mark,
>>
>> Camtech's conversion involves a "sizer" that is permanently fixed so that
a
>> SR44 fits and doesn't shift around. It is not meant to be removed. You
>> could probably make something that would work with a drill and plastic
disk
>> of some kind ...
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Joel
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