Alan, I've had 7 MZ/ZX series that have done this. In all but 1 case it's been the gear on the shutter drive motor shaft coming loose and sliding out of position. The sound is the motor spinning without effect. I've been able to fix 5 of those 6 by sliding the gear back into position and adding a tiny drop of SuperGlue to the shaft to secure the gear. The one I couldn't fix was because I used too much glue and stuck several things that shouldn't be stuck together. :-( The seventh example appeared to be a micro-processor that went insane and drove the motor all the time. Of the 5 I've fixed they all still work AFAIK. The repair is difficult because of the amount of fine dis-assembly required. The gear is only about 2mm in diameter. Each repair has taken me well over 2 hours.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A short whimper > > > With so many dying MZ-3/5/5n bodies within just a few short years > of service, it > would be interesting to see exactly which part(s) caused the > failure. Any donator? > :-) > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So I got out my ZX-5n to show my dad while we were discussing > cameras last > > night -- and the shutter isn't working. > > Tried different batteries and so on. Just a very unwholesome > whirring sound > > whenever I powered the camera on or off. > > Got a repair quote today. > > But having to face reality and logic and facts and all that, I > reluctantly > > conclude that I can't spend that kinda money fixing a camera I > don't ever use > > any more. I hardly ever shoot film and when I do, the PZ-1 or > the LX would be > > my choices ahead of the ZX-5n. > > Nor would I ever get that kind of money out of selling it, once fixed. > > I enjoyed it for several years, though. > > Oh well. > > > ===== > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > http://my.yahoo.com >
