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     Stuart Willis Rating: N/A |
For whatever it is worth. The Spotmatic uses two CDS cells wired in parallel. If therefore one of them has gone short circuit - then the total array is then short circuit. Since the Spotmatic will work just fine on one cell - it is perfectly feasible to just totally isolate the bad one. If you are using the correct battery for the camera then it would be a mercury cell of 1.3v. The spotmatic will however work perfectly on a Silver Oxide 1.5v cell of the same physical package. Also - it is conceiveable that the hot wire from battery compartment to the first soldered connection on the electronics, has black wire corrosion (cores corroded to a non conductive and non-solderable black powder) This is typical of aged cameras which use mercury cells. In such instance you will need to replace the wire. Hope this helps Stuart Willis |