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Re: [OM] OM1n & PX625A

Subject: Re: [OM] OM1n & PX625A
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 12:26:29 -0500
But is the alkaline version called PX625 or is it PX625A or U?

John

R. Wastell wrote:
> 
> I used the alkaline PX625 for the last several years in my OM1n with no
> evident harm to the camera. The meter was accurate enough for modern print
> films.  I found enough error with slide film though to wish for a better
> solution.
> 
> I have also tried air cells but found they do not last long enough even here
> in the cool, humid rain forests  of Southeast Alaska.
> 
> I recently went back to mercury 625 cells, though I will probably go with a
> converter when my present supply runs out.
> 
> The sky here is blue today as well (above 20,000 feet, that is ;))
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: srp <cyberoptix@xxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 9:38 AM
> Subject: [OM] OM1n & PX625A
> 
> >z'holics!
> >I know this is a FAQed subject so please hold your BICs until I zip up my
> >asbestos jumpsuit ;-)
> >I've been using a PX625 battery in my OM1n(s) for many years without
> >incident. I do not own the converter mentioned in the FAQ. An OM1n I just
> >bought also had one installed.
> >Just wondering despite Olympus' warning, per the FAQ, how many of you
> >heedlessly use this battery?
> >Are some OM1ns more resistant to electrocution??
> >Wishing you all my beautiful winter-blue Mojave sky!
> >/srp
> >
> >
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