The Pentacon Six metering prism is designed to take a 1.35 volt PX625, PX13 or equivalent.  These are now difficult to obtain (but occasionally available new on eBay).  There is also a 1.35 volt Wein cell that is occasionally offered on eBay. 

It is possible to use instead a 1.5V battery, but this will give incorrect readings – under-exposing considerably.  The meter is designed with a bridging circuit, so that as the voltage drops from the original 1.35V, the meter continues to give correct readings.  However, it can’t cope with the higher voltage.  Tom Page in England has adapted my metering prisms so that they give correct readings with a 1.5V battery.  I imagine that any camera repairer with the repair manual for the prism could do this, as there is a simple adjustment within the prism, to give the correct reading.

You can contact Tom here:

Mr Tom Page
15 St Magnus Close
Birchington
Kent
CT7 9UW
His telephone number is + 44 (0)1843 848115
Please only call between 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. UK time Monday – Friday!
(From other countries dial your International Access Code, then 44 for England, and omit the initial 0 in the number on the left.)