Electro 35 GX -- accessing battery terminal for soldering
Jan 4, 2019 6:51:25 GMT
on Jan 4, 2019 6:51:25 GMT
Posted: Jan 4, 2019 6:51:25 GMT
Hi all.
On the Electro 35 GX I just bought on eBay (as-is), old-battery corrosion has eaten through the negative terminal, leaving that wire and a bit of the terminal hanging loose inside the camera.
As a test, I ran the wire into the battery compartment and put in a couple of hearing aid batteries with adapters. The lights work and the shutter speed adapts to lighting, so I think the camera will work once I get that wire soldered back on.
However, it's pretty cramped where the soldering needs to happen (maybe a 3/8" gap), so I'm trying to figure out how to remove, or at least pivot the battery compartment. I removed the obvious screw at one end of it, but the compartment wasn't loose at all with that screw removed.
Does anyone know what I should try next?
Here's a link to a picture showing the battery compartment and screw location that I've found so far:
www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0W5nhQST49ww0
I put a yellow circle around where I removed the screw that I thought was holding in the battery compartment, and a red arrow to the loose wire.
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Andy
On the Electro 35 GX I just bought on eBay (as-is), old-battery corrosion has eaten through the negative terminal, leaving that wire and a bit of the terminal hanging loose inside the camera.
As a test, I ran the wire into the battery compartment and put in a couple of hearing aid batteries with adapters. The lights work and the shutter speed adapts to lighting, so I think the camera will work once I get that wire soldered back on.
However, it's pretty cramped where the soldering needs to happen (maybe a 3/8" gap), so I'm trying to figure out how to remove, or at least pivot the battery compartment. I removed the obvious screw at one end of it, but the compartment wasn't loose at all with that screw removed.
Does anyone know what I should try next?
Here's a link to a picture showing the battery compartment and screw location that I've found so far:
www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0W5nhQST49ww0
I put a yellow circle around where I removed the screw that I thought was holding in the battery compartment, and a red arrow to the loose wire.
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Andy
