Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, If I were you, I would get the M5 recalibrated or use the Cris adapter with silver cells. The Chinese mercury cells are also available here in Switzerland (at rather higher prices than the Varta cells used to cost) but a Rollei repair guy I trust tested them and found them to be fake, i.e. just rebadged cheap alkaline batteries. I do not trust them myself, and when my current stash of Varta PX625s is finished, I will use the Cris adapter in both my Rollei 35 and Leica CL, or have both recalibrated. Nathan 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 > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html