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Monday, May 2, 2011

Dead End


Well, not quite a dead end, but I have hit a stumbling block on my road to getting my little Bell & Howell Autoload 309 up and running.


In addition to 4 AA batteries, the camera requires a battery to power the electric eye - a 1.38-volt mercury battery. Yes, MERCURY. (I guess I should have paid more attention when I first got the camera and chucked the old battery in the trash . . . oops.)


In any case, they do sell replacements for this type of battery online but, being the responsible citizen I am, I wanted to at least try to get the battery from a local establishment. Like with four walls and real people. I have been in twice and the batteries are supposedly being ordered but have not come in yet.


Maybe someday soon I will finally put the pieces together.