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Author Message   Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 471 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 05:08 pm:    Electric power has nothing to do with film advance, only the shutter. What you are experiencing with the advance is normal operation - the lever winds once, the shutter will not fire due to the electrical problem, and then the lever won't move because the shutter is already cocked. the half-way position is the 'ready' position of the lever at the start of the throw. Can't help you with the electrical diagnosis though, sorry. rick