At 06:14 AM 7/21/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Has anyone found a Canadian supplier of mercury
>batteries like the Mallory 640 used in the Oly 35-ED
>camera? A dealer in Seattle told me that he has gotten
>them in the past in Vancouver by buying in bulks of 100
>at a time (for his own personal use, of course!) The
>batteries will hold their charge 8-10 years if refrigerated.
>He ran out of the PX6xx mercury cells about a year ago
>and has not found a new supplier as yet.
>
Most camera shops in Canada still sell mercury batteries from Varta, the German
manufacturer. Varta (according to their own people) will stop manufacturing
mercury batteries at the end of 1998 to step in line with EC environmental
regulations. There will probably still be stock available through the first
half (or so) of 1999. I tried searching their Website for the Mallory 640
replacement, but there was no mention of that specific battery.
Good luck.
Garth
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