Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/06

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Subject: Re: SL Problems?
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 07:31:42 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Marc James Small wrote:

> At 10:41 AM 2/5/97 -0500, Ed Meyers wrote:
> 
> >My experience is that you must check the meter carefully, as
> >the CdS cell may not be up to snuff. Use the meter check. Also,
> >be aware that it was designed for the PX-13 and 625 mercury
> >batteries which are no longer made. The Wien "air" battery
> >works, but for about 1/4 the usual two years I'm used to.
> 
> 
> Mine worked well on a PX76 silver-oxide cell.  I still owned the camera when
> the first words of the impending death of the mercury cell came out, so I
> tried mine on a '76 for more than a year.  Closer than 1/3 stop accuracy, so
> I suspect there is an internal regulator in the circuitry.
> 
> Marc
> 
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
> 
> 
I never thought to check if the SL worked with the MS-76.
Now I shall try it. Thanks. Ed Meyers