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Re: [OM] Found Olympus Cold weather Battery Device - Up For Grabs

Subject: Re: [OM] Found Olympus Cold weather Battery Device - Up For Grabs
From: Frank van Lindert <Frank.van.Lindert@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 12:43:08 +0100
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:18:28 +0000 (GMT), "Ian A. Nichols"
<I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


>A thought occurs to me:  Wouldn't it have been a good idea to allow the
>camera body to run off the battery of a winder1/2/motordrive?  All that
>would be required would be a simple voltage regulator and a connecting
>probe into the battery compartment.  Would make the winders a little
>more expensive but should allow cold-weather use.

This has been done indeed. I remember a list member posting about it,
about two years ago. I don't know if the archives go back that far...
He had to sacrifice the possibility of using the winder 2 with the 250
frame data back (combweels had to be removed) - if my memory serves me
well.

Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.

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