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The '''PX625''' (also referred to by other names such as PX13) is a small button-shaped 1.35 volt [[Mercury Cells|mercury battery]], whose case has a wider lip surrounding its negative pole.
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The '''PX625''' (also referred to by other names such as PX13) is a small button-shaped 1.35 volt [[Mercury cells|mercury battery]], whose case has a wider lip surrounding its negative pole. As other mercury-based batteries, its production and sale is banned in most countries, though some are still made in Russia.
  
Production of mercury batteries exists only in Russia today.
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Before the manufacture of mercury batteries was banned, a large number of cameras and light meters were designed to use PX625 cells. Mercury batteries produce a constant and reliable voltage, so light meters were often designed without any voltage regulation in their circuitry. Use of other battery chemistries (such as alkaline or lithium) does not provide the same constant voltage, and will give erratic meter readings and exposures unless preventative measures are taken.  
 
 
Before the manufacture of mercury batteries was banned, A great number of cameras and light meters were designed to use PX625 cells. Mercury batteries produce a constant and reliable voltage, so light meters were often designed without any voltage regulation in their circuitry. Use of other battery chemistries (such as alkaline or lithium) does not provide the same constant voltage, and will give erratic meter readings and exposures unless preventative measures are taken.  
 
  
 
==Devices requiring PX625==
 
==Devices requiring PX625==
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*[http://www.vintagebatteries.com/index.html VintageBatteries.com] Seller of mercury replacement batteries including the WeinCell MRB625, a zinc-air replacement for the mercury PX625.
 
*[http://www.vintagebatteries.com/index.html VintageBatteries.com] Seller of mercury replacement batteries including the WeinCell MRB625, a zinc-air replacement for the mercury PX625.
 
*[http://www.myoldcamera.com/index.html My Old Camera] Source for 1.35 volt PX625 mercury replacement batteries that use zinc-air technology to acheive a steady 1.35 volts
 
*[http://www.myoldcamera.com/index.html My Old Camera] Source for 1.35 volt PX625 mercury replacement batteries that use zinc-air technology to acheive a steady 1.35 volts
*[http://www.px625.ru/index.html Russian mercury px625 battery] Seller of Mercury Batteries specializing in the Original Mercury px625.
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*[http://www.px625.ru/index.html Russian mercury px625 battery] Seller of PX625 mercury batteries.
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[[Category: Batteries]]
 
[[Category: Batteries]]

Revision as of 10:52, 25 September 2015

The PX625 (also referred to by other names such as PX13) is a small button-shaped 1.35 volt mercury battery, whose case has a wider lip surrounding its negative pole. As other mercury-based batteries, its production and sale is banned in most countries, though some are still made in Russia.

Before the manufacture of mercury batteries was banned, a large number of cameras and light meters were designed to use PX625 cells. Mercury batteries produce a constant and reliable voltage, so light meters were often designed without any voltage regulation in their circuitry. Use of other battery chemistries (such as alkaline or lithium) does not provide the same constant voltage, and will give erratic meter readings and exposures unless preventative measures are taken.

Devices requiring PX625

Many cameras and light meters were designed for and require a 625 mercury cell: list of cameras and list of exposure meters. Some cameras and exposure meters were designed for 625 sized cells but include voltage regulation circuitry and thus do not require a PX625 to function properly (list of devices), and so can use the higher-voltage (and less voltage-stable) alkaline (PX625A, 1.5v) or Silver-Oxide (S625PX, 1.55v) cells. Devices without regulation circuitry (or some method of compensating for other voltages) can use Zinc-Air type cells made especially - with the correct 1.35v potential - to replace the mercury cells.

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