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Serious question, has anyone else had a shutter curtain ribbon cable tear during a CLA?
I was cleaning a Pentax ME Super last week and the thin ribbon cable for the second curtain just split when I was putting the assembly back together. I learned you can fix it with a tiny piece of Kapton tape and a steady hand, but it was a real surprise. What's your go-to method for handling these fragile ribbon cables?
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lane.joel6mo ago
Oh man, I've been there! My old Canon AE-1 had the same thing happen, and I used a sliver of scotch tape as a quick fix. Those ribbons are ridiculously fragile once they get old.
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diana3146mo ago
Actually the AE-1 uses a different ribbon cable than the FTb... the FTb's is way more brittle. Good tip from @lane.joel though, tape can get you through a shoot in a pinch.
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