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on Apr 22, 2021 23:11:57 GMT
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Welcome to the forum stan ... I can't offer a specific location, but many times there might be a tell-tale sign left from where it used to be connected. You might see a slight bit of solder sticking out that trails off to a sharp point that has the remnant of the wire at the separation point still in it, or if it was dislodged by some type of parts movement or friction, there might be some frazzled looking unbraided wire sticking out at the point it was detached. It might mean using a magnifier to find that point if the wire is very small.
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I also have a T-Zoom which now displays the battery empty sign and won't do anything. I could open it and remove the front and back cover and found a wire which somehow seems to have come loose. Now I'm not sure where to solder it to, it must be either the board on the very top or the one below that where the capacitor is attached to. Does anyone have (may be a defective) T-Zoom and could open it and post a picture of the wires taken from the top and front of the camera? That would be really great. Hi Stan, can you upload a picture of this loose wire that you are talking about? I got a T4 zoom opened up right now. Same problem but no loose wire. Might be able to help you find the attach point.
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Hi, I have a Yashica T zoom. The camera is working fine at present, however the remote control, Kyocera R-4, has stopped working. Is there any way to replace the battery myself. The unit seems to be sealed and I don't want to break it.
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Hi, I have a Yashica T zoom. The camera is working fine at present, however the remote control, Kyocera R-4, has stopped working. Is there any way to replace the battery myself. The unit seems to be sealed and I don't want to break it. Thanks tonyM Welcome to the forum, tonym ... According to the manual for the T-Zoom/T4-Zoom (page 24), there is indeed a battery that can be replaced by an authorized service center, however those places no longer exist. There might be another member here that can pass on some instructions if they've done this themselves, but I don't know of any online source for a repair manual for these models, or even what specific battery they'll take as a replacement.
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on May 20, 2022 12:25:51 GMT
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Thanks
I will keep looking.
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on May 20, 2022 13:35:28 GMT
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Hi, I have a Yashica T zoom. The camera is working fine at present, however the remote control, Kyocera R-4, has stopped working. Is there any way to replace the battery myself. The unit seems to be sealed and I don't want to break it. Thanks tonyM Hi tonym I'm pretty sure the Kyocera R-4 is the same as the Contax RC-1 used with the TVS-Digital. If so, you have to break the seal to get at the battery but it's a simple process to use a fine blade to prise open the the top and break the seal (I use the opposite end to the transmitting bulb). If done with care, the entire top section will come away and the good news is that the glue is still tacky enough to be able to reseal the unit once the battery has been changed. You'll find an inverted PCB held in place with a couple of tiny cross-headed screws (best to use a JIS screwdriver but you might get away with a very small Phillips cross head) - the contact for the switch will be visible. As soon as you lift the circuit board, you'll see the CR1220 (3v) battery underneath. It's not soldered and is easy to remove and replace. Then simply reverse the process; it should take no more than 5 minutes.
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on May 21, 2022 9:08:19 GMT
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Hi biggles3,
Thank you for the advice, exactly what I was looking for, will give it a go.
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on May 21, 2022 9:26:30 GMT
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Hi biggles3, Thank you for the advice, exactly what I was looking for, will give it a go. Hi - please let us know how you get on. I suspect there are quite a few Members of this Forum who have Yashica/Kyocera/Contax remote switches of the R-4 type that need reviving. It definitely works for the Contax RC-1; fingers crossed it also applies to your R-4. If so, we're glad to have been able to help; if it goes wrong, I'm leaving the country under an assumed name....
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on May 28, 2022 15:33:05 GMT
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Hi,
Gave it a go today, following your instructions, replacing the CR1220 (3v) battery in Yashica / Kyocera R-4 remote control and the remote control is working a treat with my Yashica T4 Zoom.
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on May 28, 2022 18:02:33 GMT
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Hi, Gave it a go today, following your instructions, replacing the CR1220 (3v) battery in Yashica / Kyocera R-4 remote control and the remote control is working a treat with my Yashica T4 Zoom. Thanks again tonyM Hi, Congratulations! I'm delighted we could be of help; thank you for letting us know how it went. I'm going to check an RC-1 on my old T4 Safari; it would be great if it proves possible to use the one remote switch with both a Contax digital and a Yashica film camera.
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on Sept 14, 2022 17:33:00 GMT
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Hi, I have a T-Zoom with an issue similar to what has been reported before: empty battery sign flashing and the film is winded totally when loaded. Found a laboratory willing to repair it, but it is asking 200€. Would you think it is worth it? Thanks in advance for any suggestion
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on Sept 16, 2022 18:54:16 GMT
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Hi, I have a T-Zoom with an issue similar to what has been reported before: empty battery sign flashing and the film is winded totally when loaded. Found a laboratory willing to repair it, but it is asking 200€. Would you think it is worth it? Thanks in advance for any suggestion Welcome to the forum, holden75 ... I think it might be more of of a matter of perspective and opinion, than strictly what one might get in value for the money with any repair, on any model and any brand. There's also the recent state of camera repairability and the number of competent repair depots, the availability of parts on obsolete brands, and especially the lack of 'new' OEM spare parts altogether when you need 'unworn' and fresh parts. Another aspect of the value is in what warranty you'd be given, and what the time and repair terms would be. If there's no warranty at all, or something unusually small - say, 30/60/90 days - I personally would see zero value, no matter what the price tag was. There's also a question of what your needs and expectation are, and the type of results you need on film, and if there's an alternative that would meet them. There's also a question about whether it's for your own long term ownership and how much use you'd get from it, versus a fix and flip to get some quick profit. For longtime use, it may boil down to identifying the specific need you have, and whether it's worth the cost - compared to buying a working model of equal quality for the same or lesser amount of the quoted repair price. If that's a more attractive option, there are several late model film cameras in the same general price range, like the Konica Big Mini F, down to a Nikon L35AF. There are several of the 'modern' Point-and-Shoot cameras in the under $200 range from Yashica and others that won't give you celebrity sticker shock to buy them in fully working condition, and they'll be exceptional performers for their intended audience too. I know that's not the answer you may have been looking for, but it's difficult to offer anything more definitive on a subjective question.
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