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Post by nikkortorokkor on Jun 15, 2007 5:44:37 GMT -5
Hi,
I have worked out the major bugs with my Hi-Matic 7 except for one. The only reason the meter is not working is that the wire has come adrift from the battery terminal. How do I reconnect this? It is stainless and too close to insulating plastic for me to silver solder. It was originally glued, so is there a conductive glue that I can use? If Necessary I can probably make up a new terminal that will take solder, but I'd rather not!
Thanks in advance,
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Post by PeterW on Jun 15, 2007 6:16:09 GMT -5
There are several brands of conductive adhesive. Usually they're an epoxy-type glue heavily loaded with metal dust. Try a hobby electronics place like Radio Shack or Maplins, if they have branches in NZ. Some auto accessory shops also sell it for re-attaching broken off terminals to heated rear windows and windscreens.
PeterW
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Jun 15, 2007 7:31:13 GMT -5
Thanks Peter,
We have a couple of these suppliers Downunder, though the biggest (which has a branch in my town) has moved away from its roots and into stuff that makes them money like TVs and cell phones rather than the ham radio gear of yore! Hopefully they'll have the glue so that I can fix the camera tomorrow (patience is a virtue).
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Jul 5, 2007 20:41:24 GMT -5
Update:
I elected to make a brass terminal in the end (old televisions render up a plethora of useful stock). The Hi-Matic 7 meters really nicely now.
Unfortunately the AE coupling was very stiff. I have coaxed some life out of it, but I don't trust enough to burn film with it on auto. Thus I'm using the Hi-Matic7 as a metered manual.
Today I made my first images with the camera. Very nice to use. Heavier and better suited to my long fingers than my Ricoh 500GX, with a much nicer, quieter and less 'tinny' sounding shutter. Much smoother than the Phenix 205E, the mechanical parts of which feel like they were carved out by a madman wielding a chainsaw. A quality product from Minolta's innovative heyday.
I hope the results will be as satisfying as the tactile process of image making.
Have just won an online auction for a 'Sun Widenet model EE' wide adapter, which purportedly fits this camera. It'll be interesting to see if it does
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