Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Graham did write: >>> Then a thought occurs, didn't I read on the LUG that this fault can > be remedied by a sharp blow on the baseplate? If it is a remedy dare I do > it? I should say at this point that I am towards 'the lint free gloves' end > of the Leica owners spectrum and the very thought of striking a Leica was > putting me in danger of, pardon the indelicacy, crapping out in a much more > spectacular fashion than any battery of Ted's could achieve. > I decided to go for it. Holding the M6 firmly in my left hand I > struck it with the heel of my right hand but it was a very tentative strike > and had there been a fly on the baseplate it would probably have escaped > with superficial bruising. I checked the meter. No lights. I hit it again, > harder, too hard? Apparently not because (roll on the drums) it worked! > To double check I switched back to the original batteries. Still > working. It's a measure of how much I love this camera that I am prepared to > put up with this sort of thing, hitting a precision instrument, in the > manner of Pa Kettle hitting a old Bakelite radio, to make it work. I pity > any Leica owner who does not have access to this wonderful forum and the > nuggets of information contained therein. Viva LUG!<<<< Well done Graham, Every once in a while a precision machine needs a damn good whack ! That's what me mother would say as she'd cuff me a good one on the side of the head for being some kind of smart ass and not behaving as I should! ;-) ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html