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Zeiss iKon Contaflex S Matic wire repair

Started Dec 10, 2021 | Discussions thread
ProfHankD
ProfHankD Veteran Member • Posts: 9,147
Re: Zeiss iKon Contaflex S Matic wire repair
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SamMcD wrote:

Hi all I have just received my latest film camera. It's in very good condition overall and thankfully the shutter is snappy and not sticking. However there is one small blue wire that is loose of a terminal that I can see when the mirror is raised. I'm competent with a soldering iron but it's probably a bit deep inside the body. Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to go about re attaching this wire to it's post? Here are some photos. Thanks!

Blue wire clearly visible

Obviously, the correct answer is to open up the camera enough to get at it better, but with a decent soldering iron, I think this is directly do-able. I don't think you can strip the wire more, but tweezers and very careful soldering (maybe with a little flux on the wire tip) you can probably re-attach it.

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