From the www.bogen.com website:
Gossen has introduced a battery adapter #4145. This adapter takes two 1.5v
silver oxide batteries and reduces them to the same 1.35v of the old mercury
cells.
No repair or calibration is required. Simply drop it and 2 of the 1.5v silver
oxide batteries batteries (supplied in the kit) in the battery compartment and
your done.
To order, just call your local dealer or our sales desk at (201)818-9500 with a
Visa/MC for $21 (plus shipping) and they'll take care of the rest!
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> From: fred42@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: 2003/09/03 Wed PM 01:09:21 EDT
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Gossen Lunasix 3 batteries
>
> My dad has one of these and he has found the wein air cells work for it. They
> have a shorter life that the correct originals. There are adapters available
> to get an SR44/LR44 to work in place of the old mercury type.
>
> As to that 1.5 replacement I would expect it to have the same problems as an
> OM-1 would have when it is used without modification. i.e meter readings off
> and possibility of permanent damage. Perhaps an email to Gossen (via their US
> distributer would resolve the above point).
>
> Anyway it should be possible to get it recalibrated with a similar type of
> modification to what happens in the OM-1. Perhaps someone like John can
> confirm if I am correct in that theory.
>
> Dan.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fernando Gonzalez Gentile <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2003 12:33 pm
> Subject: [OM] Gossen Lunasix 3 batteries
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm planning to use my old lunasix 3, but found the mercury batteries
> > problem _ maybe the same as with the OM1.
> > Recommended batteries are Mallory PX 13, Mallory PX 625 and Varta
> > 7002.Seems last time I used it batteries were Varta V 625 PX, no
> > longer available
> > but there seems to be a 625 A (alkaline) rated 1.5V
> > Would this be a correct replacement?
> > Maybe some other site where to ask this (or already worked out),
> > since it
> > seems a bit out of topic? [ ;) ]
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Fernando.
> >
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