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Sonya Baird

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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 02:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The built-in light meter on my Pentax K-1000 (circa 1977) is suddenly not working. I've replaced the battery twice with new ones that work in other things, so I know it's not the battery. When I do the battery test (put the film speed dial on "B", open lens cover, look at meter) it shows the battery as dead. But as I said earlier, the batteries I've tried were brand new and work in other things so I really don't think it's the battery.

Does anyone have a suggestion of what could be happening and whether this is something that an amateur with some small mechanical knowledge can fix? I hate to lose the use of this camera. I've had many others and always return to this one. I love the manual controls and being able to set things to get the shots I want, not the ones the camera wants.

Thanks for any help!

Sonya
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Ed

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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 02:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

sometimes the battery wire--at the battery socket--gets corroded. Remove the bottom cover and then the three screws that hold that battery socket--lift the socket out and see if the wire is attached or loose.

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