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     Turnergande Tinkerer Username: Turnergande Post Number: 26 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
I also have an AL-1 with defective battery door. The door is missing it's locking tab. As a work-around fix I removed a screw from the bottom of the door frame, substituted a slightly longer screw then screwed it back on adding a small washer that's just large enough to hold the door closed. Works fine. Apparently the doors can be purchased in the after-market but they cost as much as I'd want to pay for the camera body plus they are not simple to install. As many of us know, the popular AE-1 is another Canon model often found with battery door problems. It's obvious Canon did not forsee the weakness in such designs as the camera industry in general gravitated further towards vinyl / plastic in lieu of metal. |