Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do yourself a favor and call Dave Rockwell the parts manager at Leica NJ. He knows almost everything there is to know about such matters. 201-995-0051 ==On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Ken <kkanno at users.symmetric.net> wrote: > The M7 doesn't have threads, or at least mine doesn't. It's the "new" > version with the infared DX reader, if that matters. > > As for prying it off, I meant as it prying to turn the thing to open up. > It only takes a quarter turn or less to open, but refuses to do so unless > you get rough. > > > > > On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > Ken, >> >> It is the same cover size and threads. You should have been able to grab >> it by the serrated edge and turned it off, rather than prying it off. Now >> you get to clean the threads before fitting the new one. ;) >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken" <kkanno at users.symmetric.net> >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:03:16 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: [Leica] M7 battery cover >> >> Any tips for removing the damn battery cover on these things? >> >> Considering how hard it is to remove them, I felt no shame in taking a >> pocket knife and chipping a notch into the edge of the battery cover and >> prying it off against the lense relase button. >> >> I see mentions of a slotted M6 battey cover that can be ordered from leica >> directly. Does anybody know off hand if this is compatible with the M7? >> >> Also, I'd be be willing to buy a beater spare battery cover to try to >> mill a slot into myself if anybody in the US has one. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >