Who are we?  Featured Cameras  Articles  Instruction Manuals  Repair Manuals  The Classic Camera Repair Forum  Books  View/Sign Guestbook

Minolta XG-1 shutter is stuck. How to... Log in | Log Out | Topics | Search
Moderators | Register | Edit Profile

Classic Camera Repair » Archives-2006 » Minolta XG-1 shutter is stuck. How to fix? « Previous Next »

Author Message
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

d paranac

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 06:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I have a Minolta XG-1 that I bought brand new in approx. 1979 or 1980. My camera has worked fine until 2 months ago. I went to snap a pic and my shutter stuck closed. How do I unstick it? I replaced batteries, I removed the roll of film. I cannot even advance film because it seems everything is stuck. Will I upset the balance of the mirrors if this is taken apart?
thanks for any info.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Lars

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 01:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

This is probably the dreaded "capacitor curse". It affects all the X-series Minolta SLR:s sooner or later. To fix it, You have to remove the bottom plate and exchange the electrolytic capacitor under the flexible circuit board. It requires good skills in soldering small components, so don´t attempt it if You feel this is not something You can do.

Add Your Message Here
Post:
Bold text Italics Underline Create a hyperlink Insert a clipart image

Username: Posting Information:
This is a private posting area. Only registered users and moderators may post messages here.
Password:
Options: Enable HTML code in message
Automatically activate URLs in message
Action:

Topics | Last Day | Last Week | Tree View | Search | User List | Help/Instructions | Program Credits Administration