It also occurs to me the rubber o-ring might be exerting a little too much force on the battery, and keeping it away from good contact with the cover... Both items worth looking at. I will make that a project today.
Thanks, keith whaley Peter Alling wrote: > > You might also gently lift the contact at the bottom of the battery holder > and make > sure that the new battery is making positive contact with the cover. > At 10:44 AM 8/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Hah! That's the first thing I thought of. I had that "+" on the inside > >of the cover engraved in my mind! > > > >I suspect what I'll do before I give it up to the camera repairman is > >to remove the battery and o-ring I'd stuffed in there, and clean the > >cover's insides well, as well as the spring contact inside the body. > >They both looked clean, but another gentle rubbing with a pencil > >eraser and some cleaner can't hurt. > > > >keith > > > >Peter Alling wrote: > > > > > > I know it sounds stupid but it can happen to anyone. Did you get the > > > polarity right? > > > > > > > At 09:58 AM 8/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > >I went in for an LR44 the other day, and they gave me an A76. Package > > > >says it's an acceptable alternative. > > > >Anyhow, that's good to hear. > > > > > > > >My recently purchased Spotmatic F doesn't seem to work with my kludged > > > >up but well-fit A76 battery. It should have, if all that's wrong is no > > > >battery, so I'm guessing there's something more fundamental wrong with > > > >it. Sighhh. If it needs that kind of attention, there goe$ a great > > > >purchase deal! > > > >But still, it's a beautiful camera & I'll keep it if it can be brought > > back... > > > > > > > >The previous owner did say that it had sat around in it's case, > > > >unused, for some 30+ years. Maybe it just needs a proper CLA? > > > > > > > >Thanks for the info on the K1000, David. > > > > > > > >keith whaley > > > > > > > >David Brooks wrote: > > > > > > > > > > LR44's, readily available at fine camera stores > > > > > in your area :) > > > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > ---- Begin Original Message ---- > > > > > > > > > > From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 04:02:17 -0700 > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: New Toys > > > > > > > > > > Good onya, Butch! > > > > > The only phrase that comes to mind is, "got batteries?" > > > > > Or is that one of those later Pentaxes that take readily available > > > > > batteries? > > > > > > > > > > keith whaley > > > > > > > > > > Pentax User > > > > > Stouffville Ontario Canada > > > > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
