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Mondo2891
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Username: Mondo2891
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 07:01 pm: | 
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Hello! So I have an old Minolta X-570 and after hours of looking into it, and searching this forum for an answer I came very very close. I'm having the same problem many people had with the curtain not closing all the way, however my problem seems to be something on the other side of the curtain.
It seems that when I load for the next picture, it pulls the curtain over to the right (looking from the back) and instead of the curtain staying over on the right side until I push the capture button, it "unclicks" and goes back over to the left side (again from the back) Does anybody know what might cause this?
The temporary fix seems to be to (as i read) "GENTLY" push the curtain back to the left side and to try loading again, but this only works about 10% of the time.
I have a video if anyone would like me to upload it to youtube, so you may get a better understanding of what I am dealing with..
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Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 1036
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 08, 2010 - 04:45 am: |
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This sounds like an electromagnet failing to catch (this is caused by dirt on the magnets more often than an electrical problem), but there might be mechanical causes as well. |
Juliard1
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Username: Juliard1
Post Number: 8
Registered: 04-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 04:09 am: |
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This can be caused by several things. The electromagnet failing to geomagnetism fully - caused by the 220uF capacitor going soft. Or maybe dirt on the face of the shutter release electromagnet. Or a worn mechanical latch which is supposed to hold the curtain mechanism. |
Juliard1
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Username: Juliard1
Post Number: 9
Registered: 04-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 04:10 am: |
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Oops - should read 'demagnetize'. |
