Hi John and welcome. On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:13:07 -0400, "John E. Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I just joined this list and wonder if anyone knows where one can acquire > a > battery/batteries for a vintage Spotmatic. I just purchased the camera on > eBay and it came without a battery. So I don't even know where to start. > My > local camera store told me they are "very hard to find." Not sure what > the > number is or anything. >
The original 1.3 volt mercury batteries for the Spotmatic series are no longer available but suitable replacements are available. Energizer 394 and Varta V400PX both fit - there are probably others. These are silver oxide and are rated at 1.5 volts but the higher voltage isn't an issue with the Spotmatics. You might consider joining the Yahoo Spotmatic Group. They have a document on batteries in their Files section. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Spotmatic/ Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
