AveryWagg
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I finally figured out the problem - at least for the CLE that I own. Everything worked fine, except that the Check Battery light wouldn't light up. It wouldn't light during the self-timer function either. Does now.
What's happened: The gray button on the bottom of the camera has a bit of corrosion on the inside where it touches the inside sensor plate. Take the bottom plate off, support it (I used tape), so that it doesn't stress the wires attached to it, then clean the two contact points with a small pencil eraser and a Q-tip with a bit of alcohol. Put it back together - and you're done.
Details: 1. There are three tiny screws under the film rewind knob. Take them out and save the screws.
2. There's another, longer screw by the battery door. Take it out and save it.
3. Put a piece of tape on the body of the camera near the gray button. Not on the bottom plate,
put it on the camera.
4. Lift the base plate away, and support it - so you don't break those two wires (I used tape).
5. As your lifting the base plate away, the plastic camera rewind button will fall out. Put it aside.
5. On inside, right by the tape you placed on the camera body, look for a very small flat gold
contact point.
6. Clean it. I used a pencil eraser then a bit of Alcohol on a Q-tip.
7. Use the same method to clean the metal contact point of the gray button.
8. Just reverse the process when putting it back together. Two more tips though:
a). When you're putting the plate back on, make sure that chrome colored plastic rewind button
is gently placed on that metal holder. It doesn't get fastened - it just sits there.
b. As your placing the base plate back on, eyeball that rewind button to ensure it stays in place.
You're done..
What's happened: The gray button on the bottom of the camera has a bit of corrosion on the inside where it touches the inside sensor plate. Take the bottom plate off, support it (I used tape), so that it doesn't stress the wires attached to it, then clean the two contact points with a small pencil eraser and a Q-tip with a bit of alcohol. Put it back together - and you're done.
Details: 1. There are three tiny screws under the film rewind knob. Take them out and save the screws.
2. There's another, longer screw by the battery door. Take it out and save it.
3. Put a piece of tape on the body of the camera near the gray button. Not on the bottom plate,
put it on the camera.
4. Lift the base plate away, and support it - so you don't break those two wires (I used tape).
5. As your lifting the base plate away, the plastic camera rewind button will fall out. Put it aside.
5. On inside, right by the tape you placed on the camera body, look for a very small flat gold
contact point.
6. Clean it. I used a pencil eraser then a bit of Alcohol on a Q-tip.
7. Use the same method to clean the metal contact point of the gray button.
8. Just reverse the process when putting it back together. Two more tips though:
a). When you're putting the plate back on, make sure that chrome colored plastic rewind button
is gently placed on that metal holder. It doesn't get fastened - it just sits there.
b. As your placing the base plate back on, eyeball that rewind button to ensure it stays in place.
You're done..
