FallisPhoto
Veteran
Just found a good article on replacing selenium cells with silicon solar cells: http://www.thermojetstove.com/Autoeye/meter.htm
Already had one for replacing the selenium cell in a Zenit: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tomtiger/zenrep/meter.html
If you have a bad selenium cell, one of these may be the answer.
Already had one for replacing the selenium cell in a Zenit: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tomtiger/zenrep/meter.html
If you have a bad selenium cell, one of these may be the answer.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thanks for the tips. I am not that much mechanically talented to do the job.
FallisPhoto
Veteran
Thanks for the tips. I am not that much mechanically talented to do the job.
All you have to be able to do is solder and use a multimeter.
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bcostin
Well-known
Thanks for the link. Maybe one of my non-working handheld meters will volunteer for surgery. 
FallisPhoto
Veteran
Thanks for the link. Maybe one of my non-working handheld meters will volunteer for surgery.![]()
You're welcome. I was mainly interested in this article because there are so many formerly nice, but now non-functional, Voigtlander cameras out there going for peanuts because they are powered by selenium cells.
micromontenegro
Well-known
Wonderful links, much clearer instructions than all others I had seen. Thanks. Will try that on a Metraphot soon
FallisPhoto
Veteran
Wonderful links, much clearer instructions than all others I had seen. Thanks. Will try that on a Metraphot soon
You're welcome. Good luck on the Metraphot. I'd like to hear how that goes for you.
vdonovan
Vince Donovan
I LOVE articles like that. I'm tempted to go out and buy an Olympus Auto eye just for the pleasure of replacing the cell.
John Robertson
Well-known
This company will supply cells made to order.
http://www.megatron.co.uk/homepage.html
http://www.megatron.co.uk/homepage.html
FallisPhoto
Veteran
This company will supply cells made to order.
http://www.megatron.co.uk/homepage.html
Yeah, but have you looked at their prices? Gouging the utter hell out of their customers doesn't even begin to express what they are doing. It wasn't that long ago (about 10 years) that you could buy a selenium cell big enough that you could trim it to fit a camera with a ring-shaped cell around the lens for $2. Edmund Scientific used to sell bags of them for $10 (worked out to about 50 cents each). The cheapest one I can find on the Megatron price list is about $50.
I LOVE articles like that. I'm tempted to go out and buy an Olympus Auto eye just for the pleasure of replacing the cell.
I've got my eye on a few Voigtlanders.
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