Is my canon ae 1 dead?

Hi again,

 

So after happily shooting for a month after having it has completely died.

The light meter, battery check doesn't work at all, shutter wont fire and advance lever wont move. A new battery does nothing, the battery coming out super hot (indicater of the issue?)

Just wondering if this is something that can be and is worth it to repair?

Any and all help is very much appreciated.

A hot battery can't be good. Obviously something electronic. Is it worth fixing? To me it's not. I'd buy another. Too may A-series cameras still laying around, so prices are still reasonable. Just my opinion. of course.

Hi again,

 

So after happily shooting for a month after having it has completely died.

The light meter, battery check doesn't work at all, shutter wont fire and advance lever wont move. A new battery does nothing, the battery coming out super hot (indicater of the issue?)

Just wondering if this is something that can be and is worth it to repair?

Any and all help is very much appreciated.

Definitely sounds like something has shorted out, at least that's what the hot battery would seem to indicate. I'm a little perplexed why the advance lever won't move, if I recall that's a pretty mechanical device. Still, unless the camera has sentimental value, I think the most efficient thing to do is to grab another one and move on. They're still plentiful and can be had for the price of a simple CLA, much less than any involved repairs for sure. My AE1 eventually"retired" due to intermittent shutter issues, which I tried unsuccessfully to track down myself. I know these cameras have an excellent reputation and are often recommended as starter cameras, but in my experience they seem to have their share of electronic gremlins. I suppose they are getting long in the tooth.

Battery super hot and the camera acts like it has no power. Definitely a symptom of a short circuit. It would either be in the battery compartment itself or behind the battery compartment. I never remove the front plate of the AE-1 so I wouldn't know how to but I think the problem is very near to the battery location.