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LOADING MERCURY BATTERY
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Your YASHICA J
·5
incorporates a 1.3V
long·life mercury
battery
(Mallory PX
·
138, General No. 625 or equivalent)
that
supplies
power
to the
super·
se
nsitive
CdS exposure
meter.
Under normal
conditions
the life of
thi
s
battery is rated
at
about two
years
.
U nl ike regu la r
batteries,
however, it
provides full
power
throughout
its
life
and
need not be replaced until
it
is
exhausted.
The mercury battery is housed in a
special
compartment in the base of
the camera.
Access to the compart·
ment is provided by a round, screw-
out cap
.
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