On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 2:45 PM Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The camera came with batteries and they are still working, however, they
> are now1.47V. My Fluke DMM measures average current of 0.75uA, camera on
> auto, and is probably higher with fresh batteries. That is close to 1mA and
> will certainly drain the batteries.
>
> Is there any fix to the circuit problem? The suggestion online is to set
> the camera to B or manual 60 and the current drops to around 15uA.
>
Wayne,
I don't think there is a fix to the circuit problem. Replacement boards
haven't been available forever, but even so, the camera just works as
such. Manual 60 was a habitual thing when I was using the camera, and I
got pretty used to removing the batteries for longer storage periods, and
buying batts in bulk. More or less the same for the OM-4. But they're
lovely cameras to use. I never had any problems with OM-4s once I got used
to battery preservation strategies from OM-2S use. Seems like Oly didn't
really consider it a problem until they developed what came out as the
OM-4T, but I don't really know other than one man's experience put to it.
Joel W.
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