Yes, going back 2-3 battery orders, I got a batch of SR44W, but now am going
through a batch of 357/303. Thanks for the specs on the SR44W.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:51 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: (2) SR44 vs (1) CR1/3N in OM-4Ti
> Moose wrote:
>
>>>I've noticed that the Eveready package is now marked 303/357 (or is it
>>>357/303?). Is this the same battery?
>>>
>>No, it isn't! However, it appears that the Bunny is abandoning us. On
>>the Energizer web site, the 303 and 357 have disappeared and been
>>replaced with a combo 357-303. The good news is that it is a
>>'high-drain' design, which is necessary for OM bodies.. The bad news is
>>that it no longer has a long flat discharge curve like both the 303 and
>>357, but one much like the EPX76, pretty flat out to about 400 hours,
>>then tapering off thereafter.
>>
>>The 357 was essentially flat out to 700 hours. The new battery isn't
>>going to give service as long and stable as the discontinued design.
>>
> Further on the battery front. Sony specs seem to say that the Sony SR44W
> may now be the best batteries for our OMs. High drain design with a nice
> flat discharge curve
> <http://www.sony.net/Products/MicroBattery/sr/spec.html>. I know John H.
> sent some of these with something I bought from him a while ago. You do
> not want the SR44SW, which is the low drain version.
>
> Moose
>
>
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