Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 08 March 2001, Jim Hemenway wrote: > > Hello Luggers: > > My not too badly abused SL has arrived. I have no IB yet so I don't > know what type of battery to use. I'm using the f2/50mm Summicron-R on > it. > > I think that I have the meter working properly with a Varta V625PX - > 1.35 volt Mercury battery which I've had in my refrigerator for a year > or so. I compared the meter against my Rolleiflex SL with a Varta V 625 > U and they read the same. > > We can no longer buy these batteries in Massachusetts, (and just about > everywhere else I've been told) so I'm wondering what to do when this > battery dies. What is the Leica community common wisdom on this > problem? > > I think that the Duracell 625A is 1.5 volts... can the SL be > recalibrated? > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim Hemenway Jim, Yor Varta battery is the right one. When it dies you can get a C.R.I.S. adapter to use a 76 silver-oxide battery, or get a Wein air-cell battery, or get the SL re-calibrated. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/