When I turned the camera right-side-up with the bottom removed, some gears
fell out.

BAZINGA! David.. not as easy to remember as cuss words (if you've practiced)
, but like getting an unexpected tickle/zap, it tends to focus ones'
attention on what they're doing.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, as they say. Good luck with the
camera repair.

Life Of Brian.. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

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Cheers,
WB
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"David Farber" wrote in message
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Hi Chuck,

I removed the bottom cover today. There are no visible electronics there.
Just the plastic transport gears there that probably advance the film.
There is a small pc board off to the right side but it's buried in the
chassis. There appears to be a rather large capacitor on that board,
perhaps for the flash. When I turned the camera right-side-up with the
bottom removed, some gears fell out. You'd think they be fastened in there
with a clip or something. Anyway, I did notice that the hinged battery
cover contains the contact plate for the positive battery terminal. This
terminal however is not hard wired to the inside of the camera. There is a
small copper wiper which looks like what you'd find in an old vcr mode
switch (the movable part) that transfers the current from the battery
plate to another part of the camera and then there is yet another one of
these copper wipers pushing against the next conductive track. I used some
alcohol to clean up the contacts and then used a burnishing tool to
hopefully improve the connection. I'll load up a roll of film and see if
that helped at all. I don't look forward to taking the top part of the
camera apart looking for more failed electronics while springs, gears, and
whatever else pops out.

Thanks for your reply.
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David Farber
Los Osos, CA