Rollei 35 LED Repaired

[ic-racer]

I obtained this somewhat battered Rollei 35 LED at the camera show about ten years ago. Someone had dropped it a few times and the frame counter did not work. The cover was dented in two places and the ASA label was missing.

Turns out I found a new old-stock top for $5.

I had previously removed the top to fix the frame counter. This time, however, the wires to the top will be cut to make way for the new wires.

 

[ic-racer]

Wiring was not too difficult. There are red and blue wires for the ASA variable resistor and a black wire for the top contact of the battery. The red and blue wires can be re-soldered at their origins. The black wire, however, originates deep in the chassis, so a wire-to-wire connection will be made (as in the original; see the yellow to black connection).

 

[ic-racer]

Soldering the blue wire back to it's origin.

 

[ic-racer]

Tuck the wires in, make sure the shutter button is aligned correctly and re-install the top. Two washers go between the wind lever and the cap.

 

[ic-racer]

All back together!

 

[GulliverHoff]

Hello!
I have a Rollei 35 LED where this little cover in the viewfinder is loose and I was planning on repairing it.

Do you have any tips for things to do or avoid when disassembling the camera? It actually belongs to my father in law so I wanna make sure I don't damage it

Would be very grateful for any help here since I'm new to film cameras in general!