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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 04:13 pm: | |
Yes, the type 164 battery this camera needed is no longer available. It can be substituted though, with a type 544 (6 Volt).
This battery is shorter and slimmer, so a spacer has to be built - not a big problem.
Charlie, if there was corrosion on the battery cap, there is very good posibility that the (-) side will have corrosion as well. This was a typical problem with Mercury type batteries like the 164, if they were left in the camera past their prime date.
If I were you, I would try the camera with a new battery and see if it works. There were other issues with the Electro 35, all have been covered on this forum - just do a search on this site, or Google with 'pad' as one of the key words.
Good luck,
Jan |