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     Itsmejuliette Tinkerer Username: Itsmejuliette Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2012 Rating: N/A |
Hi, My Dad handed me his old Minolta x-300 which hasn't been used for years, and it doesn't work. The symptoms are: Shutter button won't trigger anything Shutter cock won't move past 30 degrees The batteries are brand new, the metering lights show up, everything is fine except it won't take a picture. Anyway, after much researching on this forum I've decided that the capacitor needs replacing. I opened the base of the camera and the old capacitor has one slightly yellow-y leg. My question is this: where do I buy the right capacitor? I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron but I really have no clue about capacitors/electronics, so I would appreciate if you could present me with an exact link rather than a list of the correct specifications. I was also confused as I've seen people seem to buy capacitors with a higher voltage - is that right? Should it be replaced with one that is exactly the same or a "better" one? Thank you, it really would be wonderful to have this camera working again! |