Hello!
I'm new to this forum.
I would like to share a new way (as far as I can tell) to fix the famous POD of Death issue. It happened to my lovely Yashica Electro 35 GT too. I watched and read as much as I could about how people solve this. I tried it without much success. My hands are not dexterous enough to do such delicate work. I just couldn't fit a tiny thing with some glue under that little shelf and keep it there. I dropped a couple of foam strips into the belly of the camera, which might come back as a problem down the road. I decided to think of something new. And this is what I came up with, and I think it works. After I finished, the camera started taking the appropriate shutter speed shots, and the desirable "cluck" sound started to be heard. Instead of a pad, I created a sort of a bracket/brace out of a paper clip. And I just forced it onto the metal pushy thingy. It sits there securely and does its job. The only problem with this method is that if you drop this bracket/brace into the camera and leave it there, it might cause some serious mechanical damage. So hold it securely with pliers while forcing it into place.
I hope you find it useful.
I'm new to this forum.
I would like to share a new way (as far as I can tell) to fix the famous POD of Death issue. It happened to my lovely Yashica Electro 35 GT too. I watched and read as much as I could about how people solve this. I tried it without much success. My hands are not dexterous enough to do such delicate work. I just couldn't fit a tiny thing with some glue under that little shelf and keep it there. I dropped a couple of foam strips into the belly of the camera, which might come back as a problem down the road. I decided to think of something new. And this is what I came up with, and I think it works. After I finished, the camera started taking the appropriate shutter speed shots, and the desirable "cluck" sound started to be heard. Instead of a pad, I created a sort of a bracket/brace out of a paper clip. And I just forced it onto the metal pushy thingy. It sits there securely and does its job. The only problem with this method is that if you drop this bracket/brace into the camera and leave it there, it might cause some serious mechanical damage. So hold it securely with pliers while forcing it into place.
I hope you find it useful.
