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Kfbphoto
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Username: Kfbphoto
Post Number: 4
Registered: 08-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 06, 2011 - 04:27 pm: | 
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Hi, i have a mint I think unused Minolta x700. added to my collection. This one has an odd fault. If left swiched off the shutter refuses to fire. Lights come on , depress shutter release lights remain on , but shutter reses to fire, at least for a minute or so.
Left switched on for a few minutes the camera then works fine ?
Is this the capacitor on its way out, or does it just need using ?
thanks in advance for any ideas |
Chiccolini
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Username: Chiccolini
Post Number: 126
Registered: 06-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 07, 2011 - 10:56 am: |
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The capacitors need time to charge up. If you get some super fresh batteries that measure higher than 1.5 v it will work. |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 256
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 09:27 am: |
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I think it's probably a tired capacitor. My X-700 did this for a while and then did it intermittently, and eventually stopped working altogether. I am about to order some capacitors, and hope that solves the problem. |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 258
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 - 07:15 pm: |
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Update: I bought the capacitors from Micro Tools (about 12 bucks including shipping for a pack of 5), and did one of my two X-700's, one that I found in a bargain bin for $5 as is. No joy! No shutter still, though the lights all light, etc. The other one, which did work until recently, got a new bottom capacitor (the easy one) and no joy there either. I have yet to take the top off because one screw is seized, and the head stripped. I already munged up two of the bottom screws so this time I hope to sit down some day and cut a new slot in that screw, and try again without damaging the camera. So far, though, I'm disappointed in my results. |
Michael_linn
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Username: Michael_linn
Post Number: 8
Registered: 04-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 - 11:55 pm: |
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There is a lot of stuff on this topic in the archives.
Perhaps this might help:
https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/forum/messages/2/17606.html
Just one example. |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 259
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 02:43 pm: |
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That link above points to another link to a German site showing the capacitor locations, with an amusing picture to conclude it, captioned "Wenn gar nix mehr hilft ." Which more or less translates to "when nothing else works." X-700 accompanied by a nice big hammer.
I'm not quite there yet, but have other projects that take priority, so I may table the X-700 project for a while. |
