Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PX 625 Batteries
From: "John Hudson" <jahudson@direct.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:21:43 -0800

- -----Original Message-----
From: Keith H. St. John <germ@astro.temple.edu>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 8:09 AM
Subject: [Leica] PX 625 Batteries


>It is my understanding that PX 625(mercury) battery is the only battery
>to be used in Leica meters, not the alkaline EPX625's.  The EPX625 will
>end up frying the circuit board of the meter.  Does anyone have a good
>source to obtain the mercury batteries in the USA?
>-Keith St. John
>    Philadelphia
>
Someone wrote here that the PX625 battery was not allowed to be sold in the
US........environmental concerns.

It is still available in Canada.

jh