Konica C35 FD (Auto S3) light meter consistently overexposing

[Aeden]

Hi Everyone, I'm hoping you fine folks here may be able to shed some light on a problem I'm having with my Konica.
So I picked up a Konica C35 FD (the Japanese version of the Auto S3) from ebay and it is in lovely condition, no dust, no fungus, heck it looks nicer then my Fuji and that's 1/10th its age. Unfortunately the light meter is consistently reading 2-3 stops lower then my hand held or phone meter (hand held says f4, Konica will say F1.8, etc.). I've tried SR44 and 675 (hearing air) batteries and the different voltages didn't seem to make a difference.
I downloaded a service manual and it pointed to the "EE adjusting eccentric screw" which was supposed to correct for over/under exposure. I peeled back the leatherette and fiddled with the screw but it unfortunately that did not solve the problem. Perhaps I did it wrong.
So now I'm wondering what to do with this camera. Is there something else I can try with the EE screw? Should I rip out and replace the resistors? Should I try and get my money back?
Thanks in advance!

 

[craigclu]

If you don't figure this out, track down Greg Weber, Weber Camera. He knows Konica and could quickly tell if it's terminal or fixable.... Great lens and worth salvaging if you can but it's a hard camera to use in any manual control mode without much fiddling.

 

[Aeden]

Thanks for the lead. Unfortunately the local phone number seems to be disconnected and the toll free number led to a strange automated survey, which I'm assuming means its no longer being used. I sent an email, so we'll see if he's still in business.