Gossen Sixticolor

[bob fowler]

(I posted this on the Yahoo camera-fix list, but thus far there have

been no responses)

 

I have one of these meters that works just fine (or as well as these

EVER worked). One little problem - there is a small piece of plastic

that has come loose inside and is flopping around. The couple of

times I've seen it, it looks like excess flash from the moulding

process that wasn't cleaned correctly and now has broken off. It does

get into the mechanism once in a while, requiring a bit of an

inverted shake to free it up again.

 

My question: How in the world does one open these little buggers up?

I must be missing something here...

[bob fowler]

Here is a scan of the meter showing the loose piece of plastic.<div></div>

[jose f.]

The case on my Super-Pilot is held together with three or four cross-headed screws. Whether you're willing to risk opening the case and have parts go flying is another question. You definitely don't want the swarf getting into the meter movement.

[bob fowler]

Trouble is, there aren't any exposed screws! I popped off the thin metal plate that surrounds the sensor on the other side - no screws there either.

[bob fowler]

Thanks to Carol Miller of Flutot's Camera Repair, the problem is fixed! Indents on the face of the meter that looked to me to be moulding marks are actually little plugs that are screw covers. I popped them out with a needle and was halfway there!