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Subject: [Leica] Batteries 2
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:38 +0100
References: <110620091438.23387.4AF434FC000101E200005B5B22218801869B0A02D29B9B0EBF0A0B07040E08090E@att.net> <4AF44C0B.7050903@gmx.de>

Hello Ed,

I'd forgotten all about Mijnheer de Gruiter in the Netherlands

Follow the link at the bottom of the page to download a rather technical 
PDF file with lots of information (The READ THIS link)

it's at

http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-111.html

Cheers
Douglas

Douglas Sharp wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> here's a company in the UK that lists all the alternatives with all 
> their pros and cons.
>
> http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_mercury_catalogue.htm
>
>
> I own a whole load of cameras (mainly Leica and Rollei) that only work 
> correctly with the mercury cells, so I've been looking for 
> alternatives for some time.
>
> Some cameras, for instance the excellent Yashica fixed-lens 
> rangefinders (like the GSN or GX), can take the extra voltage of the 
> alternative cells without any metering problems, but Leica cameras 
> like the SL, SL2, CL and M5 (and the Leicameter) and the tiny Rollei 
> 35 cameras will only meter correctly with Wein Cells, adjusted 
> electronics or voltage reduction adapter cells like the MR9.
>
> Because they run down pretty quickly, the Wein Cells are only worth 
> the money if you are thinking of using the camera constantly.
>
> It may be cheaper in the long-run to have the camera tweaked so it can 
> use the alkaline or silver equivalents of the old 625 cells.
>
> A repair shop in Braunschweig will, for example, adjust the 
> electronics of Rollei 35 cameras for around 30 euros, but I 
> unfortunately don't know what it costs to have Leicas adjusted.
>
> If you need replacements for the cells in a Gossen Lunasix 3, Gossen 
> makes an adapter that takes lithium or silver cells (although rumour 
> has it that it is not a perfect solution - I've had no problems with 
> it so far, though).
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> aghalide at att.net wrote:
>> What's the score on substitute mercury batteries for older camera?
>>
>> Ed Meyers
>>
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