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Re: [OM] Bid on a CLA?

Subject: Re: [OM] Bid on a CLA?
From: "Michael S. Williamson" <mikew@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:20:19 -0500
Garth,

Uh-oh.......  Form factor.......

Just took a look.  BIG alkaline battery.  Much bigger than a 357.  :-(

Anyone know where to obtain a collar to make a 357 fit without rattling
around?

Mike W.

On 07/29, Garth Wood wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, there is no such thing as a 357-chemistry
battery with the form factor of a PX625 (the original >mercury battery taken
by the OM-1[n]).  There *are* alkalines with the same form factor, however.
If all that the mod is doing >is changing the electrical characteristics
without modifying the battery well's physical dimensions, then you're stuck
using a >battery with the same form factor as the original PX625 (which
basically means PX625A's, that is, alkaline chemistry).  On the >other hand,
if the battery well's physical dimensions are also modified, then you can
use a "silver 76" type battery without >problems (and the alkalines that
have the form factor of a PX625 won't fit -- though ones with the form
factor of a "silver 76"


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