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Re: Subject: Re: [OM] Buyers beware of 1.35V Gamex Mercury cells GM625

Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [OM] Buyers beware of 1.35V Gamex Mercury cells GM625
From: Frank van Lindert <franklin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 22:05:43 +0100
On Fri, 26 Nov 1999 22:56:32 -0700, Wm Biesele <wbiesele@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


>catsmaster wrote:
>
>>I received few px625 batteries from Frank today, they are Duracell brand,
>>and tested at 1.35188 volts.Thanks to Frank, I now have usable batteries!!
>> On the same meter I tested the Gamex brand bought from  Art Maravelis at:
>>http://www.gis.net/~amjas/
>>and they tested at 1.47960 volts. This is a highly accurate laboratory meter
>>on which I tested them. I have also tested them on two other less accurate
>>Fluke digital meters just to make sure, one meter  measured the Gamex at
>>1.479 V, the other meter measured 1.479V.
>
>I just tested two gaMex GM625 batteries and got voltages of 1.457 and 1.467. 
>Guess I'd better throw away the cheap
>Radio Shack meter and get another; since I don't know how to dispose of the 
>Mercury cells legally.
>
>Meanwhile, guess I'll pull the batteries out of the OM1's and use the handheld 
>meter with them till they're due for CLA's
>from John Hermanson.
>
>Thanks to the folks on the list who pointed this out.
>
>Bill B.

Hi Bill.

I only hope that your handheld meter doesn't use mercury cells, like
one of mine (a Lunapro CdS) does...

Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.


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