A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

Just go to goldmine electronics and buy a card of 10 for
5 bucks or somehting like that.... 2 cards while you're at
it / mark


jerry Wass wrote:

A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

jerry Wass writes:

the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers

You mean SR44:

http://www.truetex.com/buttons.htm

Mark writes:

Just go to goldmine electronics and buy a card of 10 for
5 bucks or somehting like that.... 2 cards while you're at
it / mark

Those are going to be alkaline cells, not suitable for calipers. You need
silver oxide cells:

http://www.truetex.com/buttons.htm

ME! It's a 6v photo battery that has 4 SR44s in them, they fit my Canon A-1
bodies.

"jerry Wass" wrote in message
...
A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

ME! It's a 6v photo battery that has 4 SR44s in them, they fit my Canon A-1
bodies.

"jerry Wass" wrote in message
...
A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

I just bought an Energizer 357/303 for mine. It's replacing the SR44

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:38:24 -0500, jerry Wass
wrote:

A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

I just bought an Energizer 357/303 for mine. It's replacing the SR44

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:38:24 -0500, jerry Wass
wrote:

A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry
The cheap laser pointers from the flea market have several of these
cells in them. Probably not silver oxide, though.


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Jim K writes:

I just bought an Energizer 357/303 for mine. It's replacing the SR44

A genuine 357 is exactly the same silver oxide cell as SR44, just a
different name.

Beware that Radio Shack sells a 357A which is alkaline, and that a lot of
the cheap Chinese cards of button cells claiming to be 357s or "replaces
SR44" are also just alkaline. You can buy Chinese button cells cheap on
eBay, but the sellers typically have no clue about alkaline vs silver-oxide
non-interchangeability. Don't believe claims that alkaline cells are
replacements for silver oxide, or that LR44 is just a cross-referenced
equivalent to SR44 or 357.

Thanks ,Tom--Do you happen to remember the # of the camera battery??-Jerry

Tom Gardner wrote:

ME! It's a 6v photo battery that has 4 SR44s in them, they fit my Canon A-1
bodies.

"jerry Wass" wrote in message
...
A While back someone mentioned a multi-cell battery that contained
several
equivalents to the SL 44 that is commonly used in calipers---anybody
remember
the name of the battery ?? TIA Jerry

SR44 (or S76, EPX76, PX76, MS76, V76PX, 357) is silver oxide,
LR44 (or A76) is alkaline, the latter's cheaper and shorter lived.
544 (or V28PX, 28PX, 4SR44) is 4 cell (6V) silver oxide,
A544 (4LR44) is 4 cell (6V) alkaline.
Check Eveready, Duracell, Varta, or one of the other battery manufacturer's
web pages or check www.mouser.com or www.digikey.com or other electronics
supplier under photo cells or button cells.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
. ..
Jim K writes:

I just bought an Energizer 357/303 for mine. It's replacing the SR44

A genuine 357 is exactly the same silver oxide cell as SR44, just a
different name.

Beware that Radio Shack sells a 357A which is alkaline, and that a lot of
the cheap Chinese cards of button cells claiming to be 357s or "replaces
SR44" are also just alkaline. You can buy Chinese button cells cheap on
eBay, but the sellers typically have no clue about alkaline vs
silver-oxide
non-interchangeability. Don't believe claims that alkaline cells are
replacements for silver oxide, or that LR44 is just a cross-referenced
equivalent to SR44 or 357.

The Masked Marvel writes:

SR44 (or S76, EPX76, PX76, MS76, V76PX, 357) is silver oxide,
LR44 (or A76) is alkaline, the latter's cheaper and shorter lived.

The problem is discharge characteristics, not lifetime. This mimics short
lifetime in devices that are sensitive to voltage droop, like calipers, but
that's not really the problem. Most of the mA-hours remain in an alkaline
cell when it quits working in calipers.

See my Web page cited earlier for details.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! That's just what I wanted, the #s for the 4-cell
that has 4-SR44's in it---Jerry

The Masked Marvel wrote:

SR44 (or S76, EPX76, PX76, MS76, V76PX, 357) is silver oxide,
LR44 (or A76) is alkaline, the latter's cheaper and shorter lived.
544 (or V28PX, 28PX, 4SR44) is 4 cell (6V) silver oxide,
A544 (4LR44) is 4 cell (6V) alkaline.
Check Eveready, Duracell, Varta, or one of the other battery manufacturer's
web pages or check www.mouser.com or www.digikey.com or other electronics
supplier under photo cells or button cells.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
. ..
Jim K writes:

I just bought an Energizer 357/303 for mine. It's replacing the SR44

A genuine 357 is exactly the same silver oxide cell as SR44, just a
different name.

Beware that Radio Shack sells a 357A which is alkaline, and that a lot of
the cheap Chinese cards of button cells claiming to be 357s or "replaces
SR44" are also just alkaline. You can buy Chinese button cells cheap on
eBay, but the sellers typically have no clue about alkaline vs
silver-oxide
non-interchangeability. Don't believe claims that alkaline cells are
replacements for silver oxide, or that LR44 is just a cross-referenced
equivalent to SR44 or 357.