Re: batteries for CL and CLE

[James J Dempsey <jjd@k12-nis-2.bbn.com>]

Pablo_Mendoza writes;

>      The Leica CL and Leitz/minolta CL both take the PX 625 or PX 13.  This 
>      is a mercury cell that was deemed environmentally hazardous by act of 
>      Congress.
>
>      I dumped my CLs a last year and switched to an M6 because of the 
>      battery availability and because it was a more robust body.

I love my CL and recently went on a quest for PX625.  The first store
I went to had a PX625 replacment using some non-mercury, non-alkaline
technology.  I think it it was something like lithium ion or
something.  It claimed it was a drop in replacement for PX625, was
environmentally friendly, had a shelf life of 10-years and didn't
require recalibrating your meter.

I haven't tried it yet, but given the battery life on my CL, the two I
bought should probably last about 10 years.

I guess I just wanted to say, if you have a CL, don't give up on it
yet.  There still may be batteries available.

		--Jim Dempsey--
		jjd@bbn.com