Yes, I mention the 386 battery on my page too.
www.zuiko.com/Whatsleft.htm
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: "Andrew McPhee" <macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: MR-9 battery adapter bulk buy - for Aussies
> At 08:59 PM 29/03/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>>Andrew McPhee wrote:
>>
>> >This message is directed at Australian list members.
>> >
>>And yet here I am replying....
>>
>>Sounds like a great idea. I just thought I'd warn you tht CRIS changed
>>the adapter slightly a couple of years ago. The old ones were designed
>>for 357/SR44 size bateries, 5.4mm high. The new ones are designed for
>>batteries the same diameter, but only 4.2mm high. They recommend a 386
>>battery, high drain. The 301, low drain battery will also fit, and
>>should work fine with OM-1(n)s, as they don't put any significant drain
>>on their batteries.
>>
>>I know some people are using the later MR-9 with 357s. I do remember a
>>post about trouble with an MR-9 on an OM-1 that was resolved by getting
>>the correct battery.
>>
>>Just thought I might help avoid frustration when they arrive and buyers
>>don't have the correct battery.
>>
>>Moose
>
>
>
> Thanks for the advice Moose.
>
> Darn it, I just bought a quantity of 303/357 batteries via Bill Barber,
> now
> I find the latest version of the MR-9 doesn't suit them! Such is my
> luck...
>
> I'll try the 357's anyway, I'll just be careful about installing the
> battery cap too tight.
>
> I did a search of the archives and found these messages of some relevance:
>
> http://lists.tako.de/html/Olympus-OM/2002-08/msg00194.html
> John Lind writes:
> For the newer MR-9's that C.R.I.S. states should use the #386 cells, these
> are a better choice than using #301 cells. The #386 cells will last a bit
> longer and tolerate higher drain.
>
> And John mentions later:
> http://lists.tako.de/html/Olympus-OM/2002-08/msg01389.html
> ...both #357 and #386 cells have the same voltage. Only difference between
> them is physical size and capacity.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew McPhee
>
>
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