Appendix to page 11
5) Battery Change :
ALPA 10d Battery
PX 450 is a discontinued Mercuric Oxide battery produce the Voltage
of 1.35 V , size ( Ø 11.6 mm x 14.5 mm )
Back when the camera was made, mercury batteries were used.
Now that we are aware of the unfortunate environmental effects of mercury,
"dumps" no longer would accept them as of 1992.
The original battery type was something odd and hard to find.
Some years later ALPA make an
adapter consisting of a nylon
cylinder with a gold- plated pin
running through it to make contact.
A pair of 675 zinc-air hearing aid
batteries ( Ø 11.6 mm x 5.4 mm) ,
1.35volt 600mAh with the adapter.
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