Elmo 8-TL Battery

Post by **hellesdonfilms** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:49 pm

I'm trying to find a replacement light meter battery for my Elmo 8-TL.

The original was a mercury 3.9v TH3MC or TR-113R.

But these are no longer available and Wein don't to an equivelent.

Does anyone have an Elmo 8-TL? If so what do you use?

Thanks

Mark

Post by **stef** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:30 pm

Hi,
I use three PX625 (PX13) batteries, fixed together with some tape + a 1cent coin on the top. Works fantastic. The old batterie wasn`t anything else, open it and you will find 3 PX 625 wired together.

Post by **hellesdonfilms** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:57 pm

doesn't the increased voltage effect the meter reading?

Post by **stef** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:02 pm

Hi,
The original batterie did`nt have 3,9 Volt.
As I wrote before, the original batterie for the Elmo 8tl was nothing else than 3 wired PX 625. I have one used here, it says: 4,05 Volt. One PX 625 has 1,35. 3x 1,35 = 4,05 Volts.

Use it, everything works perfect.

Post by **sunrise** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:27 pm

A A25PX from the small battery company works fine as well.

michael

Post by **hellesdonfilms** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:41 am

sorry, didn't mean to doubt you it's just the manual that came with my camera says 3.9v and so does the old battery that was in it.

but thanks for you help i will try what you say.

by the way what results do you get with the 8-tl, it looks a fantastic camera, i've never seen one with so many features.