battery equivilent

[essdzee]

Having just finally won the struggle of the stuck battery cover, I'm now at my second bridge crossing. Yashica FX-2 once took a 1.3v mercury battery. Anybody know the modern day equivilent?😕

 

[zuikomatt]

You can replace it with MRB625 -
http://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=MRB625

or in Europe on

http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?LTPLanguage=GE&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MTE&Product_Code=MRB625


Works nice.

 

[rogue_designer]

alternately - you can spend a few bucks to get a Chris Camera battery converter, that uses smaller 1.5v easily found silver button cells, and converts them to the right voltage and size.

the MR9 converter (about $25 I think) should replace the one in your Yashica. If you shoot it alot, it's well worth it IMO, since you can buy replacement batteries just about anywhere (and for cheap).

http://www.criscam.com/ <-- go to the Mercury Battery converters section.

 

[gweldoncone]

Here is a list of batteries you can use. I forget where I found this list but it has been a big help to me. I hope it helps you too.

E164, A544, 4LR44, V164PX, PX28A, 1404M, TR164.

The A544 is the one that I was able to find and use with the adaptor. 😉