Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >MR> Sounds like the battery check button is sticking! >MR> Given the high current draw of 1970's-era LEDs and the limited capacity >MR> of the two little batteries in the camera, a couple of hours of >MR> illumination could make a big hit in battery life. > >Sounds the same to me. IIRC the batt.check button is not wired >directly, it employs brass contacts. It is not that much difficult to >remove the top cover on K2DMD,
True, but it's a b*tch to put it back on! >I scanned a service manual which is somewhere on the web now, at a PDMLer's >website. Once there, you could have a look at the batt.check if it's sticking. http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm >On the other hand, with a camera as old as K2DMD I would suggest sending it >for good CLA >anyway. Good advice. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
