Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica sells an M6 battery cover with a coin slot on the front. I have them on my M6's. They sure make loosening and tightening the cover a piece of cake. And with no damage. Call Leica parts. They have them in stock. Jim At 06:08 PM 9/26/2001 -0700, you wrote: >The meter on my M6 stopped working (it said the image was always >underexposed). >I just assumed that this was a dead battery and replaced the battery. Same >thing. >I suppose of course that the replacement battery could be bad, too (it >came from >Radio Shack and I bought it at least a year ago). Is this failure mode of the >metering system something that happens? > >Also: how on earth am I supposed to get the battery cover off without >scratching it? >I finally used some Silly Putty to get a grip on it, but I didn't think of >that >until I'd tried several other techniques, none of which worked. > >And what's the best way to touch up scratches in that paint? Ordinary black >spraypaint? $200/bottle Leica-branded spraypaint? Black nail polish? > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html