This camera's shutter would not fire. First step was to place a working battery. Still the shutter would not fire.
After disassembly and analysis of the mechanism, it was clear the electromagnet was not capturing the shutter to hold it open.
It turns out the shutter release has a switch to keep the electromagnet energized and this switch was not making contact. I bent the contacts closer and that fixed the problem.
So, amazingly the meter circuit, including the low-light indicator (incandescent lamp!) works. Lens is clear and focus and parallax compensation work as expected. Frame counter works and resets as it should.
I suspect most people that find this thread just want to know how to open up the camera, so those pictures will come later, once I edit them.
By the way, even though this camera is the size of a Minox LX and takes Minox film, it is a totally independent design. The shutter is totally different. The shutter is actually very similar to the shutter on a Minolta 16QT. It has two blades that pivot and swing in and out of the light path.
After disassembly and analysis of the mechanism, it was clear the electromagnet was not capturing the shutter to hold it open.
It turns out the shutter release has a switch to keep the electromagnet energized and this switch was not making contact. I bent the contacts closer and that fixed the problem.
So, amazingly the meter circuit, including the low-light indicator (incandescent lamp!) works. Lens is clear and focus and parallax compensation work as expected. Frame counter works and resets as it should.
I suspect most people that find this thread just want to know how to open up the camera, so those pictures will come later, once I edit them.
By the way, even though this camera is the size of a Minox LX and takes Minox film, it is a totally independent design. The shutter is totally different. The shutter is actually very similar to the shutter on a Minolta 16QT. It has two blades that pivot and swing in and out of the light path.
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