| Author |
Message |
    
Mallen
Tinkerer
Username: Mallen
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 11:34 pm: | 
|
My daughter lost the battery cover for my prized Canon FTb QL. Any ideas where to buy a replacement? |
Glenn
Tinkerer
Username: Glenn
Post Number: 413
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 03:28 am: |
|
There is a company in India who makes replacement parts for cameras. I cannot find the ref at the moment, but they have been mentioned on the forum with reference to tools - quite recently. I originally found them on eBay - do a search for replacement A1 battery doors on eBay or Google.
Your friendly camera repair shop may have one in their scrap bin, I have found many small body/cosmetic parts this way. |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer
Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 676
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 06:14 pm: |
|
The link is www.camerashop.in (I think that's who you mean) but I just checked and I don't see an FTb battery cover there.
I made one of these once, and I have the notes and sketches if you happen to have a friend with a lathe. |
Mndean
Tinkerer
Username: Mndean
Post Number: 79
Registered: 08-2007
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 09:09 pm: |
|
Wouldn't it be simpler to just get a dead FTb? I don't think they're hard to find, and one may be able to get other needed parts from the donor later. It's something I often do with older cameras. I know it's not as adventurous as Rick's solution, but a friend with a lathe? May not be so easy to find. |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer
Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 677
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 04:44 am: |
|
cheater |
Mndean
Tinkerer
Username: Mndean
Post Number: 80
Registered: 08-2007
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 10:46 am: |
|
Of course! I haven't used a lathe since junior high school. It's hard enough to do some of the work - I got a Weston Ranger 9 for $4 that works, now I have to convert it to work with silver-oxides. That's enough for me at present. Got any spare BAT 43/46 diodes? (Just kidding, I'm going to get enough to do all my 625 cameras. Nice that they make a 625-sized silver-oxide battery). |
Jerk151
Tinkerer
Username: Jerk151
Post Number: 22
Registered: 06-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 10:12 am: |
|
I know this was posted a LONG time ago, but I happen to see this today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-Battery-Cover-Cap-for-FTb-35mm-Film-Camera-Black_W0QQi temZ270321904359QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item270321904359&_trk sid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318 |
