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     Chiccolini Tinkerer Username: Chiccolini Post Number: 56 Registered: 06-2009 Rating: N/A |
Wires don't break. They may disconnect from where they were attached. Wires, usually, don't come loose. First thing you need to do is check the battery compartment to be sure it is clean from haze, gunk or whatever. Clean the contact points with either lighter fluid or rubbing alcohol on a Q-Tip. If you don't have that try any hard liquor 35 proof or higher. The metering system on these is a cds sensor wired to the meter (the needle in the vf). There is no on/off switch. The lenscap serves as the "off". Ok, if you move the camera around and see the needle moving that only means the needle is still properly mounted on its pivot points but the galvano may still be dead. Set the ASA dial as high as it can go, point the lens at some intense light source, set the speed dial to 15 and turn the aperture dial back and forth to see if the needle responds. Moving the speed dial will also have a similar test effect. If you have a cheap volt meter you can test the galvano or CDS cell. Either of these parts should be available from a friendly repair shop or http://www.micro-tools.com/store/home.aspx |