Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Unreliable M6TTL electronics
From: "Mark Pope" <leica.user@ntlworld.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:34:55 +0100
References: <3119.62.58.36.58.1062406774.squirrel@www.avondel.nl>

Hi Erik,

I'm sorry to hear about your problems.  Fortunately, I have not suffered
such problems (I have two M6TTL bodies and the meters seem to be fine).
Hope you manage to get it sorted soon.

regards

Mark Pope
Swindon Wilts, UK

http://www.monomagic.co.uk
http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.pope4/Galleries/PAW/index.htm
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik van der Meulen" <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:59 AM
Subject: [Leica] Unreliable M6TTL electronics


> Dear Group -
>
> My M6TTL is giving me a bit of a headache lately. The problem is this; my
light
> meter occasionally refuses to operate! It is a strange thing, particularly
when it
> has been switched off and stored for a little while, it will occasionally
not light
> up when I want to shoot. After some time of trying, fiddling with the
batteries,
> praying and swearing, it might just decide to work again. I have also
experienced a
> situation where it would come on after pressing the release button for
about 10
> seconds...
> Once it is back to working, I can usually use it without a problem for the
rest of
> the day.
>
> I have done the obvious like: getting fresh cells, cleaning all contacts,
bending
> the inside contact which puts pressure on the batteries and all. I am
beginning to
> get the feeling that this is not a 'bad contact' issue, but that my
electronics are
> flaky. Wondering is anyone has experienced similar behaviour and maybe
even some
> hints about possible causes/solutions.
>
> In the mean time I have found the excuse to go and get me a Digisix. Have
wanted to
> play with that for some time anyway ;-)
>
> Regards.
>
> Erik
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