Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sadly, what you are probably seeing is not related to the corrosion in the battery compartment but the flexible circuit "board" that incorporates the metering circuit going south.? I have had this happen and the meter's behavior can be very odd and inconsistent before it ultimately dies.? The early M6s (of which yours is an obvious example, first year of production) often had/have this fault.? The later metering circuit board, which is also used as a replacement for failed early boards, does not have this tendency.? You can distinguish early from late by how they act with the circuit on (and functioning properly) and light below the meter's sensitivity range.? The LEDs on the early circuit went dark; the LEDs on the later version blink. You probably need a replacement circuit board.? I can't recommend anyone in your area but Sherry Krauter, Don Goldberg and Leica USA are all able to do this repair.? I would ask about turnaround times first.? IMO, it's a great camera and worth the investment. John Newell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Irving" <irving@iit.edu> To: lug@leica-users.org Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 12:35:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Leica] Bizarre problem with my m6 I'm new to the list. I've been using my m3 for some years and I recently bought a (1984 vintage) M6 classic (non-TTL). It clearly hadn't been used much since it looked brand new but had some corrosion in the battery ?compartment cover. ?Understandably the meter has been flakey. Sometimes would work and sometimes not. I cleaned up the cover a little more vigorously and now I have a situation when there is no film in the camera, the meter works fine. When I put film in the camera, no lights (or will occasionally work). I've gone back and forth between film, not film about 4 times now and this has been consistent. ?This baffles me. On another note has anyone in the list had positive experiences with Leica repair people in the Chicago area? -- Thanks, Tom Irving Professor of Biology and Physics, Director Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT) Director Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation (CSRRI) Dept. BCPS, Illinois Institute of Technology 3101 S. Dearborn, Chicago IL. 60616, USA (312) 567-3489 FAX: (312)567-3494 email:irving@iit.edu _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information