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Author Message   Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 1051 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 04:54 pm:    sounds like the electromagnet is failing to hold the shutter cocked when it's set. Cleaning the face of the magnet may fix it. I'm not an AE1 wizard but I think you'll find this under the bottom plate of the camera.