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David Karsenough
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 06:44 pm: | 
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Hello again,
I have a Nikon FG that drained a fresh set of S76 batteries in just 24 hours. The meter read normally when the batteries were installed, and the camera basically sat in its bag overnight. The shutter only operates on B and M90 shutter speed settings.
Any ideas what the problem may be?
Thank you.
-David K (USA) |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 09:27 pm: |
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Somewhere you have a short circuit. Remove the batteries and connect the leads of a cheap handheld tester (set to the symbol that matches the Greek letter for Omega) to the inner contact in the battery canister and also the camera body (ground). If your camera is "off" and working correctly, you should see the meter register no resistance. In a display using an lcd panel, the little "0" numbers may not be completely filled out with absolutely no resistance...with an analog meter, the needle will not move. If you encounter resistance, you have trouble somewhere. The trick then is to track it down.
Jon |
Sean OKeefe
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 09:40 pm: |
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The shutter will only work on M90 and B if the batteries are dead. Jon may be right, if you have a short you will see the battery expire quickly. However, Essex and some other camera repair places have a higher cost of repair for an FG that has battery drain than a "standard repair". Their price lists only have battery drain listed for the FG, not for other models. I am not certain but I think there is a part that goes bad resulting in excessive drain that may require replacement. I'll look over the manual shortly (arar) and let you know if there is anything in there regarding battery drain and component failure.
Sean |
David Karsenough
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 08:42 am: |
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Problem solved! The FG's battery drain appears to have been caused by the camera strap snugging up against the soft-release button, thus keeping the meter constantly on. A friend reminds me that it's best to set the FG's shutter speed to "B" or "M90" before putting it away. This disengages the metering circuit and prevents unintended metering of the inside of my camera bag!
-David K. |
