Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java	(revision 3922)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java	(revision 3923)
@@ -253,5 +253,5 @@
             OsmValidator.griddetail = 10000;
         } else if (Main.proj.toString().equals(new Mercator().toString())) {
-            OsmValidator.griddetail = 100000;
+            OsmValidator.griddetail = 0.01;
         } else if (Main.proj.toString().equals(new Lambert().toString())) {
             OsmValidator.griddetail = 0.1;