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Author Message   Proofblue Tinkerer Username: Proofblue Post Number: 15 Registered: 01-2007 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 05:12 pm:    Hello chaps, I've just got a Miranda Sensorex from one of the "swap zone" posts (as part of a bundle but I'm working on it first). It's my first repair as such, if you discount a few lens jobs and an Olympus Trip 35 overhaul (removal of lens, clean and reassemble etc.) The camera is in a lovely cosmetic condition (or it was before I got my hands on it! :-P) except it doesn't wind on, or fire when the shutter release is pressed. I started with the top and bottom covers, then the leatherette came off, then every scew I could see and now I'm deep in the bowels with a holey box with another box attached only with wires (the mirror/focussing assembly). I can get the curtain to wind on by twiddling knobs at the bottom behind where the mirror would be, and I can fire it by poking around with a screwdriver in the complex assortment of gears around the film speed/exposure counter area. However, does anyone have a diagram of which bits are not connecting properly as I'm rather worried about digging into the tiny little gears etc. around that area! I'm almost certain I can return all the other bits to their rightful places (I accidentally took off the cover for the clockwork self timer and all the tiny wheels fell out, but I got all those back in - phew!) but it would be nicer to be certain I'm moving the right part before proceeding! And a service manual makes tinkering that little bit less interesting (and costs something)! I may post some pictures if anyone's interested. Thank you in advance for any replies (double thanks for useful help!) ;-) I particularly like the exciting slide-off viewfinder...magic!