Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Battery adapter wanted
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:58:56 -0400

FYI - The meter can be adapted for use of the 1.5 batteries...I believe
various repair folks, Sherry The K among them, can easily take care of
this....

 B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bill
> Satterfield
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 9:37 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Battery adapter wanted
>
>
> Well, did they suggest a solution? There were some postings on a place
> where you can still buy them. Anybody have it? I am interested because of
> my M5. I will be going to London and Paree in the spring. Can you buy them
> over there?
>
> Doug Richardson wrote:
>
> > From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> wrote:
> >
> > >The official website is:
> >
> > >http://www.criscam.com/
> >
> > >Others on the list have liked the product.
> >
> > The CRIS device contains no stabilising circuit, CRIS told me, and
> > relies on a small resistor to lower the voltage. This crude technique
> > reduces the voltage to a nominal 1.3v, but does nothing to compensate
> > for the poor voltage stability of the replacement cell.
> >
> > I read recently (in either the LHS or LHSA magazine, I think) that
> > Leica does not recommend the use of voltage adaptors, saying that this
> > lack of stability will result in incorrect exposure under some
> > conditions.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Doug Richardson
>
>