Dirk,
My guess is you won't hurt the meter circuit at least, but your meter will
be 1/2 stop too high. I know because I just tested my OM1n with the same
battery, against one of my very good 1.35V duracells thanks to Frank.
Catmaster
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Wright" <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 6:27 AM
Subject: [OM] zinc-air hearing aid batteries
> Hey, I just bought some 675 zinc-air hearing aid batteries, which
> measured at a little under 1.4 volts. Close enough for me, and I didn't
> need to use any adaptor for my OM1. Since I just installed it last
> week, I have no idea how long it will last. They are duracell brand and
> claim to last twice as long as the competition. 5$ for 4 at safeway.
>
> I compared the meter reading with the zinc-air and with the gamex
> "mercury" batteries. The gamex meter reading was higher (more towards
> over exposure) than the zinc-air for the same scene. I think it was
> only a half stop though. I suppose this means that the 1.45V gamex
> batteries would cause an underexposure as compared to the 1.4V zinc-
> air.
>
> Be seeing you.
>
>
> Dirk Wright
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