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G3bill
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Username: G3bill
Post Number: 9
Registered: 12-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 11:16 am: | 
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Was confused, is this post backwards or were more plastic parts used in early models and canon found they didn't last then went to metal? Seems like they would have used metal then cut corners with plastic? (maybe I'm reading it wrong?)
From old thread by Glenn:
Battery problem could be dirty insulators on the battery test/finder illumination switch.Whatever was done to damper,the problem was not apparent on the replacement 259689-I purchased the camera as scrap when I took early retirement! All my others are 3xxxxx to 8xxxxx,these have more metal parts in the wind on etc.From 1xxxxxx there seems to be an ever increasing substitution of plastic for metal in the internals.Not saying this is bad,but it is the obvious way that Canon managed to bring the price down in real terms over the life of A1.I did post a strip-down instruction for A1,I will look for it and give you details later today.It is 03.30 in morning,bed calls!! |
Waynemel
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Username: Waynemel
Post Number: 404
Registered: 08-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 12:37 pm: |
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I think you are reading it wrong. Count the number of digits in the serial numbers. |
G3bill
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Username: G3bill
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 06:14 pm: |
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Yes, you got me! 3-8(5x's) 1(6x's) Saw all those x's and got dizzy . Well its good to know cause I don't think much of plastic for gears. Will be sure to check ser. no. on my next A-1...Mine is 205xxx
I have a old station wagon that has stripped plastic gears in the power window motor and only one window still working Another project not finished...B |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 1041
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 04:50 pm: |
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All the plastic was to keep the price of the A1 below that of the competition. |
