Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 625A battery's voltage varies too much over the life of the battery. I guess it would be OK with colour print film but not with chromes. Mercury and silver batteries have a very flat voltage curve until the very end when they die rapidly. John Collier On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 10:08 AM, David Young wrote: > You can also find 625A (Alkaline) batteries in your local stores. > Then you don't need to fuss with the O-ring. > > John Collier wrote: > >> 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. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html