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[OM] Re: OM-1 mercury cells / adapter / recalibration

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 mercury cells / adapter / recalibration
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:21:32 -0400
I've had customers who were somewhat despondent when they realized they had 
thrown away their MR9 adapters (from one side they look like a PX-13 
battery).

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: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 mercury cells / adapter / recalibration


>
>>On 20 Apr 2005, at 14:31, Simon Worby wrote:
>><SNIP>
>> > 9. "'Conversions' done by some other shops [...] often include nothing
>> > more than centring the needle with the eccentric at a mid BV. (JH)" Is
>> > it best, therefore, to buy a diode from Maplin and do it oneself? It
>> > doesn't seem very difficult...
>
> And Thomas replied:
>>I use the adaptors -- got a batch from John H. Works fine -- but then
>>again, my OM1's are all used for b/w which does have a little more
>>tolerance than, say, K25.
>
> The four MR-9 adapters (split among three of us) ordered from Australia
> arrived last week. They seem to work fine. May I pass on my thanks to John
> H. at Camtech for the fast service!
>
>
>
> Thomas again:
>>That said, next time the cameras go to a CLA, they go to either Clint
>>or John H (depending on whichever is closest when I hit US soil for
>>long enough). And I'll ask that a conversion be made. While adaptors
>>work, it's just one more failure-point (it's just not DIR to fix a
>>problem through equipment, when you can remove the problem *grin*)
>
> My OM-1 will be winging its way on Tuesday to John H. for a CLA and 
> battery
> conversion.  It'll be nice to be able to use up that bunch of 357/303's I
> got via Bill Barber, now all my SLR's will use the same battery!
>


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