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Glossary Appendix.

Battery Details.

Some sources list the IEC 2LR50 as one of these two, slightly different batteries, others list it as the other:

One of them has flat pads at opposite ends for the connection (A132), the other uses small snaps, 1 at either end.

I think the confusion arises because they are both out of general production but are made by smaller companies using 2 × LR50 cells. Possibly one is the closest that that particular company gets to the other, Look at the details and decide which is the best fitment for your application. A 123 Lithium battery may be used in place of the A132, but check polarity and fit as the A132 has a NEGATIVE pip whereas the 123 has a POSITIVE pip.

See: Jim's Polaroid Camera Collection, How I made a No. 532 battery replacement for details on how to make a lithium version of the 532 with snaps from an old 532 and a CR-P2.

Equivalents:

A132: (flat ends)
1200A, 2LR50, 2MR50, 2NR50, A132, E132, EN132A, E132N, EPX132, H132R, H-2P, H-2P/A, PC132A, TR132, TR132R, TR132T,

532: (snap connectors)
1308AP, 2LR50, 532, A24PX, EPX24, PX24, RPX24, U24PX, V24PX,

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Common
Name.
Dimensions.
Length × Diameter.
Chemical Composition. Nominal Voltage.
A132. 32 mm × 16.8 mm

Contacts: Raised "pip" Negative. Flat opposite end Positive.

Alkaline. 3 volts,

(2.7 volts for Mercury original types).

532. 42.4 mm × 16.8 mm

Contacts: Snap connectors either end.

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