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500EL/M not perfect film dragging

luisito

New Member
Hello. i have found that my 500EL/M has some difficult when dragging the film sometimes. If i remove the magazine and shoot i am able to shoot every time without trouble. However when the magazine is attached the camera is sometimes unable to complete the load of the film. I can hear a click inside, on the right side(looking from behind) of the magazine, whe i press the shutter. The way to gain control again is removing and replacing the magazine. The problem seems to occur more often on some magazines.
The battery is fully charged.

I wonder if i can do something myself to fix this, without having to send the camera to a repair service. Something like oiling the gears perhaps?
 
Possible causes:
Worn camera motor, dirty battery or fuse contacts, battery with power loss, sticking magazines to name a few.

Better leave this to a qualified repairman.
 
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