Dave Jenkins
Loose Canon
A friend just gave me a like-new Yashica Electro GS. What batteries does it take?
Gumby
Veteran
Dan Grisez
Member
4LR44 works fine (you'll need to make an adapter, though)
ruby.monkey
Veteran
Chinasaur
Well-known
I just got one of these Yashica Guy adapters today for my Electro GX. Using CR 1/3N's. Excellent!
Sure beats using tin foil!
Sure beats using tin foil!
ColSebastianMoran
( IRL Richard Karash )
Some time ago, I found a long detailed article on the voltage characteristics over life of various batteries. The short summary:
- Silver-oxide battery has constant voltage until it's dead, and keeps well
- Zinc-air battery has constant voltage, more capacity, but goes dead over a short period once you have unsealed the battery and started using it.
- All other batteries have wildly changing voltage over their useful lives
The article: http://www.buhla.de/Foto/batt-adapt-US.pdf
Therefore use Silver-oxide batteries most of the time... Two 357 or SR44 batteries, with the adapter for the GX/GS. An S28 in the adapter for your Electro GSN/GT/GTN.
As an aside, two SR44 batteries with the Yashica-guy adapter in my GX doesn't quite do it. I have to add a bit of metal shim to get good, strong contact in the battery chamber.
- Silver-oxide battery has constant voltage until it's dead, and keeps well
- Zinc-air battery has constant voltage, more capacity, but goes dead over a short period once you have unsealed the battery and started using it.
- All other batteries have wildly changing voltage over their useful lives
The article: http://www.buhla.de/Foto/batt-adapt-US.pdf
Therefore use Silver-oxide batteries most of the time... Two 357 or SR44 batteries, with the adapter for the GX/GS. An S28 in the adapter for your Electro GSN/GT/GTN.
As an aside, two SR44 batteries with the Yashica-guy adapter in my GX doesn't quite do it. I have to add a bit of metal shim to get good, strong contact in the battery chamber.