Yashica Electro 35G dead

[fasteddie]

In the course of my work on numerous Electros, I have found that this is pretty common on G's and GS/GT's. I have never seen it in GSN/GTN's to the best of my recollection. I'm not sure exactly what causes it but it sometimes responds to the lighter fluid. Be advised though that Electro shutters will often stop working entirely while the fluid is still in the mechanism in a liquid state. After blowing it dry with compressed air and letting it evaporate for awhile they usually start working again. I also make sure not to have a battery installed while it is wet to avoid any possible electrical damage.

Hope this helps.

Russ

Thanks Russ, I think I was just waiting to hear from someone with experience of this fault before opening it up without being sure. Looks like I'll have a bit of spare time to do it while I'm snowed in.