Battery

PX625

1.35V mercury (legacy) button cell

PX13 is a pack label for PX625 — same battery, different name on the package.

Chemistry: mercury_oxide_legacy
Voltage: 1.35 V
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Used by: 5 devices

Common uses: Vintage camera light meters · Film SLR meters (OM-1 class) · Vintage light meters

PX625 Diagram

Brand-neutral outline — confirm the tray in your device.

Other names

Genuine aliases and pack labels for this battery — not substitutes of a different chemistry.

PX13 · MR9 · EPX625 · RM625 · MRB625 · Wein MRB625

Related codes

Same battery / other names

PX625MR9

Also sold as

MR9 is another trade name in the PX625 / PX13 mercury meter cell family

PX625PX13

Also sold as

PX13 is a common alternate label for the same 1.35V mercury meter cell family as PX625

PX625EPX625

Also sold as

EPX625 is a retail / regional label in the PX625 mercury meter family

Commonly confused with

PX6254LR44

Not a substitute

Different voltage and form factor — 6V photo stack vs 1.35V mercury meter cell

PX625SR43

Not a substitute

MR-9 adapters often take silver-oxide 386 / SR43W — not a bare drop-in for PX625 without the adapter

Size

15.6 × 6 mm

Device-specific caveats

From manufacturer-backed notes on devices that use PX625 — not generic advice.

Keep button cells away from children.

Devices using PX625

Used in

Film cameras5 devices

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Quick good / low / dead check for household cells
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Notes

Original 1.35V mercury oxide meter cell (also PX13 / MR9). Mercury cells are obsolete. Modern replacement paths include Wein MRB625 zinc-air and MR-9 adapters with silver-oxide 386/SR43W. Alkaline 1.5V lookalikes can fit and still meter wrongly. Not interchangeable with 6V 4LR44 / PX28.