Mercury Battery - Honeywell PENTAX SPOTMATIC IIa Operating Manual

Mercury battery
DANCER! A serious accident
battery into his mouth and has been
iion. Please
How to insert it
Open the battery housing cover on the
bottom cover plate with a coin. Insert
the battery with ( + ) side toward the
top of the camera. For replacement,
use Mallory PX 400 or RM-400-R or
equivalent.
How to check it
1.
Set the shutter speed dial to B
(bulb) position.
2.
Turn the ASA dial to ASA 100.
3.
Push the meter switch to "on"
position.
Look at the meter's needle through
the viewfinder. If the needle rapidly
drops, the meter battery has sufficient
capacity; if it does not, replace the
mercury battery.
CAUTION:
The mercury battery is
like a phonograph record. It can be
damaged by skin acids. Handle by the
edges with a dry cloth only. Be sure
the battery is cleaned with the cloth
before insertion into the camera. The
battery is not rechargeable.
has been reported of a small child who has pul a mercur
h.
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hospitalized for serwus gripes and stomach tnflamma
always keep a mercury battery from the reach of small children.