Re: Dead Nimslo

[P3D <SCHUB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Someone once posted here some instructions on how to fix Nimslos by
cleaning certain contacts inside.  I thought I had a copy of that note
someplace, but I've looked everywhere and haven't found it.  I have poked
around inside a dead Nimslo which I was unable to resurrect (so take my
suggestions with a large grain of salt), but here are some suggestions,
anyway: Let's see...you're not getting the LEDs to light, right?  They only
come on when the shutter button is depressed, so you might check the shutter
switch contacts first.  You might also check the wires that come from the
battery compartment to make sure they're all still connected (and don't have
cracks or bad solder joints).  As I recall, there's another pair of contacts
attached to the shutter mechanism that might be worth checking/cleaning.
One other problem that sometimes crops up in electronic cameras is foreign
matter on the poles of the little electromagnet that holds the shutter open
(though this doesn't sound like your problem, since this presumably wouldn't
cause the LEDs not to light)...
    I guess probably the first thing to try, though, if you haven't already,
would be fresh batteries.  Tim Klein wrote at one point that the batteries
drain rapidly when they're reversed for purposes of keeping the shutter open.
The voltage the batteries are putting out when they're not under load isn't
necessarily a good indication of their current-supplying capability, so it's
possible you could measure 4.5 volts across batteries that aren't able to
operate the camera properly, I suppose.  Also, the LEDs can drain the batteries
if the shutter button is partially depressed for a long time, as it might be
in a camera case (which is why I always take the batteries out before storing
my Nimslo or packing it for a trip).
     I know the above suggestions probably are pretty obvious and not much
help.  Bob Aldridge seems to have intimate knowledge of the Nimslo--hopefully
he'll have some ideas.  I wish you luck!


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