Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Send the camera in to have it calibrated to 1.5v silver cells. Then either use the somewhat hard to find 625S cells or just a plain old SR44 with an o-ring around it. I prefer the latter solution so I never have to worry about battery supply. John Collier On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 04:36 AM, Alan Walsh wrote: > Luggers, > > I recently followed Austin's advice and obtained some replacement > batteries from http://www.px625.com/ > > What was supplied were Chinese-made mercury cells. Unfortunately they > are about 1mm higher than the older Varta cells I am replacing. I > intend using them in my M5, but the extra height prevents the battery > cover from being screwed back into position. > > Before I take a lathe/drill/hammer to the battery cover, has anyone > developed a solution to this problem? > > Regards > > Alan Walsh > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html