Hi Richard, The film counter on the Super Program/A should count up even without film loaded. The camera is too old to have the "No film/No count" safety feature.
In my experience the most common problem is a tiny spring that comes loose inside. The next most common is the reset tab on the film door not aligning with the slot in the body. If it's the tab the counter will not move at all when you wind. If it's the spring you will see the counter try to move to the next position and then fall back to the red dot. The tab problem is easy to fix, just bend the tab till it works properly. The fix for the more common spring problem (I knock this spring off almost every time I work on a Super P/ME/ME Super) I'm afraid I can't describe very well via e-mail. It's easy to fix, just not easy to find! The hardest part is removing the rubber cap on the advance lever without damaging it, it's glued on. This cap has to come off to remove the top cover. This spring is also used for the "reset to zero" function when the film door is opened. If your handy and mechanically inclined you'll be able to figure it out. I'll help via e-mail if I can. 4 hints: TIGHTEN all screws a bit before you remove them, it helps break them free. The retaining nut on the advance lever is a LEFT HAND THREAD (CLOCKWISE to remove). DON'T remove the whole counter assembly, you don't need to and it's a giant PITA to replace. The spring you are looking for is a "wrap" (torsion) type spring, not the usual coiled tension or compression type. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Chu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Super Program counter > > > Hi, I just got a used Super Program. With the back > closed and no film, I took a few shots and wind the > camera. The film counter did not advance. As a > result, the shutter stays at 1/1000 second. I know > the shutter stays at 1/1000 second until the counter > reaches 1. Is it easy to fix the film counter > problem? Please advise. Thanks. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >
