yashica electro 35 gsn battery cap problems

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so, we're redoing our house to sell it and my dad brings me a camera case from the attic. he said if i want it i can keep it, and if not i can throw it away. inside i found a canon a1 with a few assorted lenses, and a yashica electro 35 gsn.

i spent a few days researching both before i decided i should buy batteries and film for them to see if they work or not, and tonight while opening the yashica battery compartment i caught a snag. it seemed to still have one of the original mercury batteries, and it was covered in blue along with the cap. i put the cap down on my dresser and the silver ring popped right off, you can see pictures below


battery
http://i10.tinypic.com/6o294l4.jpg


battery cap
http://i15.tinypic.com/85n6z45.jpg


then that part popped off too, this is it upside down next to the original cap and the silver ring
http://i11.tinypic.com/6s6rdqb.jpg


i tried to get a picture of the inside but nothing looked wrong anyway
http://i4.tinypic.com/81pn2f4.jpg


:bang:


i'm assuming the cap is like, broken beyond repair.. so my question is, is there a way to makeshift it to work, or should i just buy a new yashica for the cap? since i doubt they sell the cap on it's own. after reading about it and looking at sample pictures i'm really interested in owning one now
 
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