I can second Brian's recommendation. Don't bother with the Wein cells. They are dead as soon as you put the camera down. (Well not exactly, but don't wait to finish the roll. And don't expect it to work next month.) Get one of the newer variants. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 7:29 AM, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bong > > I don't know about the Minolta SRT101 specifically but I have several > old cameras that were originally designed to use the 625 Mercury > battery. I've found that the 1.5 volt silver oxide 625 cells work OK. > The higher voltage may affect the metering but not sufficient to cause > problems with print film (slide film might be more sensitive but it > should be possible to apply some exposure compensation). > > Wein cells are zinc-air batteries that start to discharge once the > protective tab is removed from the base of the cell. Standard hearing > aid batteries are also zinc-air and work well. They are also much > cheaper than Wein cells. The 675 hearing aid batteries come in packs of > four for much the same price as a single Wein cell. They are smaller in > diameter than the 625 but a bit of padding around the cell keeps them in > place. > > Personally I wouldn't bother with the Wein cells. > > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:43:43 +0800, "Bong Manayon" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> While we're at this topic, what about the Wein Cell? >> >> http://www.myoldcamera.com/ >> >> I'm thinking of using this for my SRT-101 and wonder if its worth >> it... The page listed above also list replacements for the RM400 or >> PX400 cell. >> >> Bong >> -- >> Bong Manayon >> http://www.bong.uni.cc >> > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
