| Author |
Message |
    
Frankl
Tinkerer
Username: Frankl
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2007
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 04:40 am: | 
|
Good Morning All,
Can anyone describe the procedure to replace the battery door on a Canon AL-1 or, know where I can find same? I have searched "far and wide" and can't seem to find anything other than the "wrong" way to do it 
Thank you....
Frank
Raleigh, NC |
Don
Tinkerer
Username: Don
Post Number: 25
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 03:58 pm: |
|
probably the same as for an AE1 so check the 9/04 archives. |
Frankl
Tinkerer
Username: Frankl
Post Number: 3
Registered: 09-2007
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 03:54 am: |
|
Don,
Thanks for the reply but, the AL-1 and AE-1 battery door configurations are quite different. The AL-1 battery actually fits on the bottom of the "grip" extension/battery module. But, thanks anyway.... I'm still looking... |
Mikel
Tinkerer
Username: Mikel
Post Number: 51
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 05:49 pm: |
|
The Al-1 one is a nice camera but you have discovered it's only common problem. I have been through several and still have one around. It seems that the battery door eventually fails in every case and I think that even our Indian suppliers have never produced a replacement for an obviously poorly designed part (unusual for Canon imho). There is always duct tape. |
Turnergande
Tinkerer
Username: Turnergande
Post Number: 26
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 07:08 pm: |
|
I also have an AL-1 with defective battery door. The door is missing it's locking tab. As a work-around fix I removed a screw from the bottom of the door frame, substituted a slightly longer screw then screwed it back on adding a small washer that's just large enough to hold the door closed. Works fine. Apparently the doors can be purchased in the after-market but they cost as much as I'd want to pay for the camera body plus they are not simple to install. As many of us know, the popular AE-1 is another Canon model often found with battery door problems. It's obvious Canon did not forsee the weakness in such designs as the camera industry in general gravitated further towards vinyl / plastic in lieu of metal. |
