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Aperture Solenoid Repair

Started Feb 26, 2020 | Discussions thread
KRG1953
KRG1953 Regular Member • Posts: 307
Re: Aperture Solenoid Repair

ozdean wrote:

I can't remember how long ago I bought my K50 but it finally succumbed to the Aperture Block problem.

I sent it to our Australian Distributor CR Kennedy and after all these years they repaired it free of charge and also freighted it back to me at no cost!

I cannot speak too highly of them. I will always buy Pentax and always from them you can't ask for more IMO

Here's the little offender -also returned.

( Not a macro shot just the 16-85 at its limits - sorry )

I Hope they used a white solenoid for the replacement. Normaly the Pentax spare parts have only the same green solenoid. That is the newer production from China. I ordered a used white solenoid via ebay from the US. They are from older camera's and they strip those to get a donor white solenoid.  My K-X has also the white solenoid and that K_X is still running oke after 50K . My K-S2 with the green one died after 30K. Now my K-S2 has a white solenoid too.

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