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Mtjw
Tinkerer
Username: Mtjw
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 12:52 pm: | 
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How do I get the back open when the rewind knob has essentially fallen apart? A piece is now rattling in the camera body and I have a few small pieces from the top... any ideas?? |
Gez
Tinkerer
Username: Gez
Post Number: 112
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 03:56 pm: |
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I had a similar problem with a Nikkormat EL, the forerunner of the FE, the top had to come off in order to release the spring. But before doing that have a look under the base plate, the spring may be located there in the FE. |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer
Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 932
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 05:14 pm: |
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is there an open hole where the shaft used to be? if so, reach in with a small crochet hook. feel around for something you can hook onto, about 1/2" below the top deck, on the side near the end of the camera. whenever you feel something, pull up on it... within your first 2 or 3 tries you'll pop it open. |
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