Mercury cells (was e: Sharp PC-1211)

31 Aug 2006

...
     mercury cells.
 Today, since they're illegal in the US from what I
 understand,  Are they?  Anybody know for sure?  I know they were hard to find last
 time I looked (over a decade ago) but there were some out there...  In 1995, I was
unable to buy mercury cells for my Konica 35mm SLR.  I
 _was_ able to find a set at a store in Christchurch, NZ.  Dunno if they are
 still legal there or not.  
 Yes, according to Camera & Camera (big local camera store in Auckland)
 they're still legal and available here (NZ). 
They can no longer be sold in the US because of their mercury content.  However, when I
was
investigating some time ago if there were any compatible substitutes for the mercury cell
used in
the metering system of an old Yashicamat 124 medium format camera I owned, the use of type
AC675E
zinc-air cells was recommended.  Someone made an adapter/holder for these modern cells
which was
the same form factor as the old mercury cells and intended for camera owners in this
situation. 
This might give you a lead on where to look.

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Mercury cells (was e: Sharp PC-1211)