Nikon F2 and DP-1 Photomic Meter Repair

Alan Edward Klein said:

A little off-topic, sorry. But I have a Nikormat FT3. The meter is intermittent. Fixable?

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I see three possible causes here, or a combination of them, on the responsible potentiometer:

1. contamination that creates faulty contact,
2. worn wipers,
3. worn contact track.

You would have to look into it.

ic-racer said:

I found out the meaning of the sticker on the wind lever. Apperantly this indicated the focus screen originally sold with the camera. In this case "K."

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I always wondered what that sticker meant

Wondering if anyone here can provide some me some guidance. I have a dp 11 that has a freezing meter coupling lever. It can be moved out but will not spring back in without help. (Either pushing it back or with the shutter dial). I have separated the front face and the housing to clean the plates between the lever and it now springs back freely, but when attaching it back onto the housing it gets stuck again. I am a first timer with this. I am just working with a few photos and some YT trying to figure out how this mechanism works so if anyone has any guides or advice it would be much appreciated. Thanks

Link to video showing my issue:
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ic-racer said:

The galvanometer can be removed with just two screws. The large geared potentiometer ring does not need to be reomved.
There is a screw near the center of the housing, and a threaded stud just peeking up behind the meter movement. There is a black wire that comes out of the meter movement and goes to the PC board. This wire needs to be de-soldered.

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How did you remove the stud? I'm trying to replace the galvanometer on a DP-1, but the stud is extremely tight and won’t budge.