| Author |
Message |
    
Alastair Robertson
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 07:42 am: | 
|
My wife's battered but brilliant XA3 thumbwheel wont move on.
Batteries etc ok.
The problem appears (!) to be at the top rather than problems with the wind-on cogs in the base.
Any thoughts on what the problem is? And if fixable how do I get into the top to have a look ?
many thanks
Alastair |
alastair Robertson
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:44 am: |
|
Oops... sorry. Its an XA2
But the problems the same
al |
Jon Goodman
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 01:49 pm: |
|
Maybe the shutter hasn't fired from the last winding. When the clamshell is fully open, there is a cylindrical metal bearing that pushes into a switch. When the switch is closed, the meter is activated and the shutter is unlocked. I believe the shutter will not fire unless the clamshell is fully open, however it may fire when the clamshell is closed and the back is open...but I'm not positive. As I recall, you can work the clamshell off by removing the bottom plate (note where the longer screws go, and note that one is hidden beneath the self-timer lever) and lifting the bottom edge of the clamshell up and out. This would be my first thought.
Jon |
|
