Which battery for my Sony C76?

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In article <1117177482.065893.211430@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
Plastique45 <plastique45@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi, Silly question, but I bought this used Sony C76 Condenser
>microphone (shotgun) from someone, it came with a super old battery
>that had a weird shape and two completely flat heads. Inside, it says
>the microphone can take the following:
>
>HD-7D (9.45v)
> E-177 (9.8v)
>TR-177 (9.8v)
>
>Now I've asked around and was told the replacement is a Duracell
>Procell PC177A 10.5v battery. I've searched in google and I must say
>mine didn't look like that at all. The 177a has a female pin at one end
>which wouldnt fit in my C76. I've seen the PC175a which looks more liek
>mine (from teh picture) but it's only 7.5v. Which one should I use???

Hmm... how about a PX-12?

The problem is that none of the old mercury batteries are still legal
in the US, and alkaline batteries with the same form factor are going to
have very different voltages. It may become a matter of stacking up
625 cells until they fit in the slot.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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BTW I thought the C76 was a fairly recent Microphone and that finding a
battery would be fairly easy. How old is it, anyways?

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In article <d7bb0f$nm1$1@panix2.panix.com> kludge@panix.com writes:

In article <1117240927.755868.161800@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Plastique45 <plastique45@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >What's a PX-12? I did a Google search, but only PC parts come up...

If there's a Batteries Plus store or some other shop that specializes
in batteries near you (http://www.batteriesplus.com of course) take
the old battery, if you have it, in and ask them to make you a
replacement. If you don't have the old battery, bring in the
microphone so they can measure the size of the compartment, and tell
them the voltage you need.

They can assemble button cells and seal them up in a piece of shrink
tubing so it will look and feel like a battery.


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