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Ryan Morgan
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 08:16 am: | 
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Hi, im pretty new to slr's so go sorta easy on me. Ive got a Canon AE-1 Program and right when i advance the film, it takes the next picture. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? Thanks for the help in advance. |
kevin
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 11:12 am: |
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Your problem is a common one. It is likely that the camera has a dirty / no-op magnet. It usually is the one on the bottom but both shutter magnets should be cleaned. |
Ryan Morgan
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 07:21 pm: |
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Is there any way I could do this myself or some way I could get this fixed cheaply? I love this camera to death, but dont have much money at the time. |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 11:06 am: |
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Search the archive for strip down help/information and download the repair manual from www.canonfd.com/choose.htm
The archive will tell you how to remove the covers from the magnetic 'switches' and the manual will help you identify them.
If you are not adept at working on this type of mechanical/electronic equipment, all I will say is that the AE-1P will give you a very steep learning curve. If is is just dirt that is the problem a novice should be able to produce a good repair. Replacing faulty coils will depend on your soldering ability.
Note that you will be able to pick up a good working replacement for far less than a proper CLA and repair. |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 04:46 am: |
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Hi Ryan ...
To the previous post I offer the following.
Find the solenoids per the aforementioned Repair Manual.
Get some automotive masking tape and cut a narrow strip as wide enough to span the magnet faces. This with the tape folded so that both mating magnet surfaces are presented with the adhesive side of the tape. With the solendoid open, slide in the tape as with adhesive side to the magnet face. Operate the shutter. The tape will pick up any foreign matter as the solenoid closes. Re-cock the shutter and do the same thing with a strip of photocopy paper only this time slide out the strip when the solenoid is closed. This will polish the magnet surface. You might have to do the latter (photocopy paper operation) several times.
Be especially careful not to knock or otherwise break the hair-gauge copper wires. You don't want to end up doing unnecessary and quite tricky soldering jobs.
This is the method used by most Pro-Techies - and it works fine. The other possibility is that the mechanical links from the solenoids are stiff, gunked or othewise not freely floating.
The answer to such is obvious.
Hope this helps
Stuart |
Ed
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 03:51 pm: |
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AE1's and P also were famous for getting oil on the magnet faces. The magnet that conrtols your problem is at the rewind end of camera, under the bottom cover. You can cut a slit in the plastic cover to allow access and then use ISOPROPYL alcohol the clean the keeper and the magnet face. |
