The pentax manual is "OK" for the price (smiling) - You should check mine - much better quality!
ppro http://whitemetal.com/pentax/index.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Spotmatic Enabled > > > > Thanks Paul, J.C., Cesar, Mick, Frank, Otis, Mike, David, Bill and anyone I > may have missed that contributed. > > The baseplate soaked in the following solutions: > > Coke, boiling water, Liquid Wrench, and Acetone. It was also subjected to > extreme heat and cold. Nada, nothing, nil. The cap will not budge. > > Tonight it will be soaked in Vinegar. But, because it has been so mangled > (including grinding a new screwdriver slot) I've gone ahead and bought a new > battery cover. If all else fails I will be drilling the old one out! > > I've also downloaded the manual from Pentax. > > Thanks again! > > Christian > > On Tuesday 19 February 2002 21:32, you wrote: > > Let some white vinegar seep into the threads of the battery cover to soften > > the alkaline salt, then using a nickel, carefully exert pressure on the > > cover as you slowly turn it to remove it. If it is still resistant, let > > some more vinegar seep in. The battery compartment is sealed so a small > > quantity will not hard the compartment or seep into the camera. The > > battery is already history so that won't matter. > > > > The SW is the meter switch. It sounds like you need a good quality manual > > for the Spotmatic II... > > > > http://whitemetal.com/pentax/index.htm > > > > ppro > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
