Today's Brick-n-Mortar-Camera-Store Find

480sparky · Nov 29, 2016

Sauntered into the local Toy Store today and walked out with these:

The K1000 suffers from the usual Dead Meter Syndrome, but the ones I've come across I've been able to effect a simple repair. Otherwise, everything is in near-mint codition (the 200mm looks totally unused!)

Forty clams for the whole shootin' works!

Helios 1984 · Nov 30, 2016

480sparky said:
Sauntered into the local Toy Store today and walked out with these:

The K1000 suffers from the usual Dead Meter Syndrome, but the ones I've come across I've been able to effect a simple repair. Otherwise, everything is in near-mint codition (the 200mm looks totally unused!)

Forty clams for the whole shootin' works!

Good deal. The 200mm alone is worth more than the price you paid for the whole kit

StephenT · Nov 30, 2016

Congrats on the find. What is the simple repair you use to get the meters working again?

480sparky · Nov 30, 2016

StephenT said:
Congrats on the find. What is the simple repair you use to get the meters working again?

Usually a broken power connection at the battery chamber. Resolder and it's fixed.

480sparky · Nov 30, 2016

Decided to take the time to attempt my fix.

I could see where someone else had tried this, but not with solder. They extended the wire and made the connection with..... scotch tape..........

And not resoldered at the battery holder..... they used....................... glue.

So all that came out and everything was soldered up properly. And.....................

................I have a working meter!

Today's Brick-n-Mortar-Camera-Store Find

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