Battery contacts

[PeterW]

Bob's experience with the F3 reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask.

Why is it that Canon SLRs that have a small 6v tubular battery inside a door on the front of the camera never seem to get dirty battery contacts whereas cameras that take button cells - including Canon compacts with CdS metering - quite often do?

Is it something endemic with button cells?

PeterW

[mickeyobe]

Peter,

I have 11 different Canon SLR's none of which "have a small 6v tubular battery inside a door on the front of the camera".

Where should I be looking?

Mickey

[TimH.]

Sounds like an A-1 to me.

[mickeyobe]

Ahaaaa. Yessir.
The A1 and the AE 1 both have it.
I thought those vertical ribs were to facilitate gripping the cameras.
Indeed, the A1's is hidden under a removable textured grip.
I don't have manuals for either camera so perhaps my ignorance is excusable.
Thank you.

Mickey

[GeneW]

Ron. Sehnsucht -- yes, that was the word! Thank you. A little googling shows that it's a very complex word with many variants of meaning:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sehnsucht_%28C._S._Lewis%29

Gene