I can't add something to the actual calibration, but I just used a few weeks ago a Hi-Matic 7sII with a hearing aid battery. I tested it roughly against a white wall with another light meter, and it was pretty ok, so I used that without any adjustements. I did not test nonlinearity. I shot a film (expired color negative with a bit over-exposure). I just scanned the negatives (but didn't invert them yet), but as far as I can tell, the negatives look ok to me (of course, expired film and high-tolerance C41 film are not precise measures). So, as far as I can say, my camera seems to be fine with hearing aid batteries...
(but I have 2-3 shots midroll with double exposures, I guess I just banged the unlock button underneath accidentally a few times or it needs some cleaning, but of course it could also be a film advance issue, even though the spaces look fine in general, and these double exposures are really in the middle of the roll...)