jeffa Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I recently pulled my old FM2 with a MD12 drive out of retirement. What a great camera. Unfortunately when I attach the drive, the internal meter shuts off. Without the drive on the meter works fine. Last time I used the rig, several years ago, the meter worked fine with the drive. Any suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_h._hartman Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Try cleaning the contacts. I use Q-Tips very lightly moistened with methyl alcohol. I don�t like the idea of using an eraser on gold plated contacts as I imagine the plating is very thin. Once the gold is worn down to the brass it corrodes rapidly and causes constant problems. My father gave me his MD-12 but it wasn�t working. I cleaned the contact and it still didn�t work so I called a friend who repairs cameras. He said, "Did you clean the contacts?" I said, "Yes but I�ll do it again." The second time I really cleaned them thoroughly and it�s never given a problem since. My guess is there wax on the contacts. Alcohol isn�t a good solvent for wax. It is for oil and sugar but on for wax. I scrubbed them carefully but thoroughly the second time. Give it a shot. I hope it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Try a mild abrasive on both the camera bottom contacts & the MD's.Also reach way inside the MD & clean the contacts in there too.A pencil eraser works good for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_line Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Sometimes the plastic battery trays warp when they're left screwed into the motor; you might check to see if it's bowed and one set of contacts is poor. Can't figure out why that would affect your meter though; that still runs off the camera battery with the MD12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffa Posted December 11, 2002 Author Share Posted December 11, 2002 Thanks for all the great feedback! I've taken everyones advice but to no avail. In fact tonight the meter stopped working even without the MD-12 attached. I think my next move is to the repair shop. While it may be cheaper to find another one used, I've had this one since it was new and am probably more attached to it than I should. If anybody knows a cheap meter fix, I'm all ears. Again thanks for all the help, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efusco Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Make sure the batteries in the body are good. evan (aka Mr. Obvious) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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