Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > > I saw the battery holder/case and cords on closeout at a local old-line > camera shop a few years back. The owner told me the batteries were difficult > to get, very heavy to lug around and potentially dangerous. I believe they > carried 510 volts. The amperage was not considered high enough to be lethal > in and of itself, but a careless user could get quite a jolt if he got his > wires crossed, with possible injury as a result. > He talked me out of trying the rig. It was the 285HV that came out a little later than the plain 285 that could use the pack I just recalled. I've used a bunch of those 510 volt batteries and they were a standard for such a long time. I wonder if older timeres have stories of them exploding and or leaking like in Alien. The don't say high voltage for nothin! Once one of those batteries leaked a little you needed to replace the unit which I did once and I have two left over. but they were inexpensive Mark Rabiner