In a message dated 5/28/2002 2:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ronaldcormier@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
"Two questions:"
I can only help with one
"1)What size resistor needs to be soldered into the battery circuit of an
OM-1 to convert it to 1.5v silver-oxide battery use? Does the resistor get
patched in to the + or - wire? I had a CLA done on an OM-1 about a year
ago, but the conversion was not done & I'm fed up with hunting for Wein
cells. I want to buy batteries at WallMart if needs be. Is that crazy of
me??? :) I figure removing the bottom plate & soldering in the appropriate
Radio Shack resistor on the appropriate wire OUGHT to be within my
abilities. If not, maybe I should mail my engineering degree back to the
university... lol"
I don't think you want to put a resistor in - the results won't be linear. A
diode is needed. Check the archives for the right one. Personally, I'd just
get an MR9 adapter (which already has the diode built-in) and use a 357
silver cell, before I started opening up one of my OMs. But then I'm all
thumbs :-)
Paul Schings
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