Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Batteries
From: "Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 13:27:38 -0700

Well,

At the Leica day I attended recently I first had to persuade the Rep to
actually put a battery in the M6 TTL because I wanted to see how it worked,
diodes etc - he hadn't brought any with him.

Then, he insisted on using the only cell lithium that the repair technician
had with him, which he had brought to test any M6's that were brought along
without batteries. The Rep basically refused to use the 2 silver oxides
offered by the store, saying he would only ever use them as a last resort...

So, go figure - does the M6 work better with the lithium's? (I use them in
my "regular/classic" M6beacuse they last for ever and cope with the cold
better). Does the M6TTL eat regular silver oxides - as has been mentioned
elsewhere on the LUG (3 sets in a week was it?) and Lithium's give a little
extra life?

I'm afraid I never thought to ask the reason why!

Tim A

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George
Huczek
Sent: December 6, 1998 11:11 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Re: Batteries


At 10:34 AM 06/12/98 EST, you wrote:
>
>There was a reference to a very interesting website by another LUGGER this
>morning that you may find interesting.  There was a review on batteries
that I
>found very interesting.
>
>Try http://home.earthlink.net/~ara3/battery.htm
>

Thanks.  Useful info.  - GH

Does anyone have info on this below ...
There are one button cells, and two button cells which will work.  Is there
any preference for using one or two button cells?