P3D Re: Nimslo....another theory

[egoldste@xxxxxx (Eric Goldstein)]

Mark Dottle writes:

>I also believe the Nimslo and XA2's were designed for use with the older
>mercury battery types.

>From R. Lee hawkin's Olympus XA FAQ:
(http://www.astro.wellesley.edu/lhawkins/photo/xa.faq.html)

> XA-{2, 3, 4}:
>	2 SR44 or 357 silver oxide or LR44 alkaline manganese.
>
>
>	Note that LR44 alkalines should only be used if SR44's
>	are not available, since LR44's have a sloped (as
>	opposed to flat for the SR44's) discharge curve which
>	will cause meter readings to drift over time.
>
>
>	Also, a lithium cell the size of two SR44's will *not* work
>	properly in those cameras that take SR44's.  It will power the
>	camera OK for a while, but its voltage will quickly drop below the
>	minimum necessary for proper operation.

So we can eliminate this as a potential cause...


Eric G.



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