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     Glenn Middleton Rating: N/A |
Glenn, Not being able to move multiple exposure lever fully over is classic sign that wind -on cycle not completed.If your son had reached end of film and this was cause of incomplete cycle,then all is OK.However if the incomplete cycle was not at end of film you could have a bit of dirt in your 25 year old classic,I would give it a bit of an internal clean. Harold, In your original post you state that 'you tried closing the magnets'.Are you saying that the metal saddles that are normally on the poles of the two electro- magnets (in base of camera) when shutter is cocked, are in the released position, ie there is a gap between poles and saddles?If this is so, the camera has jammed in middle of shutter travel cycle or at an early stage in wind-on cycle.What are the positions of the shutter blinds,in a normal released,cocked or mid-travel position?Operation of A1 is quite simple and logical but some faults can be caused by more than one failure route.You can mail me direct with the above information if you wish,also indicate how happy you are diving into the A1's internals! |