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xt2nigger Thu 26 Aug 2021 13:39:35 No.3932004 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>3932075 >>3932083 >>3932489

I bought this fucker yesterday, replaced the smelly pad, resoldered wires, cleaned the viewfinder, lens and shutter, and lastly permanently converted it to take 4 LR44's.

How's your project going?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Aug 2021 14:02:54 No.3932008 Report

Quoted By: >>3932038

Sounds pretty sweet buddy! Can you show pictures of the battery mod?

xt2nigger

xt2nigger Thu 26 Aug 2021 15:46:16 No.3932038 Report

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>>3932008
I really dont want to take it apart again, but essentially i soldered a fat spring to a washer the same diameter as the inside of the battery tube, ran a wire from the spring out into the camera and made a spacer to hold the 4 batteries centered.
The spring acts as a spacer as the lr44's are much shorter than the original 6v battery, and because its a spring, it keeps the batteries gently but firmly pressed against tge battery door.

xt2nigger

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xt2nigger Thu 26 Aug 2021 16:08:09 No.3932043 Report

Quoted By: >>3932086

Here's how the battery compartment looks, way more shallow as you can see.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Aug 2021 17:35:34 No.3932075 Report

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>>3932004
neat!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Aug 2021 18:26:37 No.3932083 Report

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>>3932004
Thats a handsome camera

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Aug 2021 18:34:07 No.3932086 Report

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>>3932043
good ol' washer trick.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 27 Aug 2021 22:14:23 No.3932396 Report

Quoted By: >>3932397

Hey buddy, just reporting back with something I finally accomplished.

I had bought this Konica Autoreflex T with non working light meter. Can be shot fully manual though.

I really wanted a 57mm f1.4 crop lens for a new Fuji x-e4 that I recently got. The camera with lens was sold for $35 because it had fungus.

I have taken it apart 3 times and cleaned it but never fully got rid of the fungus until I took the rear elements out today and was able to clear the fungus after 2 peroxide baths. I felt so relieved and happy until I put the lens back together and discovered my rocket blower had messed up the ball bearings for focus clicks. I painstakingly figured out the springs and everything worked and got it back together after 30 mins of figuring it out.

Now I have a fully functioning 57mm f1.4 lens with no haze or fungus.

I learned so much for my next repair attempts.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 27 Aug 2021 22:15:57 No.3932397 Report

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>>3932396
Meant lens for crop body, the lens is full frame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Aug 2021 04:39:34 No.3932489 Report

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>>3932004
I'm a dumb retard who can barely hold a spanner let alone take apart and reassemble a camera, how does one start with camera repairs?
Should I buy a dud off of eBay for cheap and a few tools then trial and error it or is there some resource somewhere I'm missing that will really help to guide me?

xt2nigger

xt2nigger Sat 28 Aug 2021 04:53:15 No.3932491 Report

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>>3932489
Personally I've just tinkered with stuff all my life, eventually I got good at it.

Trial & error and lots of patience is how you learn, and repair manuals from the internet are your friend.

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