Re: [Leica] Battery for M6 (long, and maybe useless!)

[TTAbrahams@aol.com]

Tom. Your TTL could have a problem with the circuit for checking the chip in 
the camera. Unscrew your battery cover and take out the batteries. At the 
bottom of the 'well" you will see a spiral shaped silvery spring and also two 
small "silver" dots. Using a pencil, lightly slide the point over the two 
dots, if you can feel them protruding above the bottom of the battery well 
just push them down below the bottom level. Dont push too hard, just enough 
to get them below the level. The dots are parts of the 'check" circuit for 
the cameras metering system. If they protrude above the bottom they drain the 
batteries rather quickly. On my M6TTL I used to go through a set every 2-3 
weeks and after the 'adjustment" they last for month. You can also stick a 
piece of thin, electricians tape over the two dots to ensure that they stay 
'down" in high vibration environment ( choppers, airplanes, motorcycles etc).
Tom A