Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Dr. Hermanson offers a power
source modification service though it may be available only as part of
a complete CLA.
Perhaps he can advise . . .
ScottGee1
On 5/5/05, P2CON@xxxxxxx <P2CON@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/5/2005 10:05:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> <<Darin,
> They were designed specifically for camera use and although it's the same
> as the hearing aid cell technology, they have more capacity (will last
> longer than a 675). That said . . . once the cell is activated its
> life-span begins . . . as with all zinc-air.
>
> There are a number of alternatives, the one I use in an OM-1n, a Rollei 35S
> and a light meter is the MR-9:
>
> http://www.criscam.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCS&Product_Code=MR-9&Category_Code=MBA>>
> big snip <<>>
> I am forever amazed at the options suggested to get something better than the
> 675 hearing-aid batteries at 50 cents each. I checked the link John gave for
> the MR-9, thinking maybe that was the ticket. MR-9's sell for $29.95 and the
> cheapest shipping is UPS Ground at $8.
>
> Friends, $38 will buy 76 hearing-aid batteries, which will last about 4+
> months each in a OM-1. My calculator says that is 25 years of battery power,
> and,
> you do not have to add the cost of silver cells which have a finite life of
> their own.
>
> Try em, you'll like em,
>
> Paul Connet
>
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