Calibrate a Minolta Flash meter (video)

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Clean a Minolta Flash meter accessories pin (video)

That does NOT calibrate the meter. It fixes a common problem with Minolta meters, which use a pin that pushes in or out depending on what you have mounted over the sensor (incident dome, reflected light attachment or spot attachment). The pin tells the meter what accessory is mounted, and the contacts get dirty making it not work right.

Calibration involves use of a calibrated light source while adjusting calibration points on the circuit board.

Thanks Chris,
I had a feeling that it couldn't simply be (this) easy, but it seems to work well enough for me...

Just found this little video on YT. Maybe it's been shared here before, but I know it helped me out.

Not my video, just passing along the info :smile:

-Dan

[video=youtube;Y8saFxL93Qg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8saFxL93Qg[/video]
 
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That does NOT calibrate the meter. It fixes a common problem with Minolta meters, which use a pin that pushes in or out depending on what you have mounted over the sensor (incident dome, reflected light attachment or spot attachment). The pin tells the meter what accessory is mounted, and the contacts get dirty making it not work right.

Calibration involves use of a calibrated light source while adjusting calibration points on the circuit board.
 

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Actual cheap and dirty flashmeter calibration thread: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)
 
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