What batteries for the Minox MF 35 ST......for my Minox ML

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this flash has a deep battery well supposedly (manual) AAA's but this doesn't seem correct when I measure how deep it is. I don't know if requires AAA or two ...or something else.

In the manual it suggests batteries but they are old and/or out dated and not available.

I'd appreciate a response from someone with knowledge in this arcane situation.

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It takes MN2400/AAA/tan3 whatever they're called this week. I sold mine years ago, but it was standard alkalines back then. (Actually, rechargables: the cycle time was WAY shorter.)
 
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I bought something like the above from Amazon. I am dubious that they will work but you never know. waiting for delivery. I did not buy rechargeables although you confirmed what I read about cycle times are short.

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OK...got batteries. but not working. then I got rid of the corrosion on battery contacts. Still did not work. opened up the shell (three tiiinnny screws). Things a bit mobile when opened.. with the batteries in it hit me with a electric jolt. Decided to close up with batteries out. when out and batteries in.....it started to work, sometimes correctly and sometimes randomly. The testing button did not get back into the slot correctly...but I could still test. I reallly wanted to open again so I took the batteries out and the damned thing kept firing, sometimes ok and/or randomly. Eventually, the charge in the capacitor must have finally lost it's charge. I'm not in the mood to reopen this thing to get the testing button in it's hole correctly. Something wrong here. Try and find one of these flashes....almost impossible and some 200$ or more. Worse than Leica.
 

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Avoid the zaps by putting a screwdriver across the capacitor to discharge it. Or test the flash in "M" mode. This is not a complicated device. If the battery terminals need a clean, check the PCB for corrosion too if you think there was a leaky cell in the past.
 

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Many compact flashes from that era might have problems with electrolyte capacitors that are no longer healthy. Maybe it's time to find a more modern small flash that has manual as well as auto thrystor. The newer flashes cycle faster too. Minox 35 has standard hot shoes.
 
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half the "fun" to have a vintage flash....is that is mated. Especially in these little compact 35's. anything else would not look right. Although better performance and reliable. the Minox flash does have auto thyristor operation. 2 ranges too..... I'm taking a break from this thing. to open up it's like abdominal surgery......open up and every thing falls out.
 

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hap said:
half the "fun" to have a vintage flash....is that is mated. Especially in these little compact 35's. anything else would not look right.
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I'm totally with you in this regard: I have one matching flash for every little 35mm compacts. For example, a FC35 for a Minox 35 GL. But many of them are either unreliable, or cycle too slow, or both.

On the other hand, I don't really use flash that much.
 
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