Leicaflex SL battery advice

[rajmohan-fotograf]

[FONT=verdana,sans-serif]Hi folks,
I have a problem with my Leicaflex SL and I'd really appreciate some advice. When I bought it, I put in a Cris adapter with a 386 battery - the meter worked just fine for about 2 weeks, and then just stopped working. Since then, I've tried several fresh 386 batteries with the Cris adapter and no joy with the meter. A google search found some mentions of the Cris adapter not working well with the SL. I really like the option of having a meter in camera, so I'd be very grateful for a solution, based on your experience.
Many thanks,
Raj[/FONT]

 

[Godfrey]

With a fresh battery in the CRIS adapter, test the voltage across the cell. If it is normal, your SL needs to be serviced. If there is no voltage, try another CRIS.

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[Beemermark]

Try a regular silver oxide battery. It will at least show it's working and may power the meter properly (does my SL2).
Many better cameras (like Leica) have a rosette bridge in the metering system which compensates for the voltage drop as the silver oxide deteriorates. Worse case is the meter may read 1 stop high which can be compensated for by the ASA setting.