One of my LX winders would stop with the red light on indicating the end of the roll (when only part way through) the camera would lock up and I'd have to switch the winder off and then on again. Not a disaster but inconvenient and sometimes I'd miss a shot. I tried new batteries to no avail. I cleaned the battery terminals and the ends of the batteries thoroughly and it has been fine ever since and winding noticeably faster. I have since cleaned every accessible contact on all my equipment.
I'm a musician and I frequently have problems with intermittent contacts on plugs and sockets. It seems that a layer of pollution/corrosion/oxidisation builds up and reduces conductivity, this is well know in hi-fi circles and elaborate - and of course extremely expensive - products are available claiming to give ultra conductivity. Magazine reviews seem to bear them out. My suggestion is to clean all batteries and contacs regularly, don't touch any surfaces with your hands afterwards, use a cloth or some such to reassemble. Anton __________________________________________________________________________ Join Freeserve http://www.freeserve.com/time/ Winner of the 2003 Internet Service Providers' Association awards for Best Unmetered ISP and Best Consumer Application.
