Daniel Miler

Thanks Dom for your input, So you mean the "+plug" for the motor is the spring contact next to the two wires pictured, and the "- plug" is the sleeve which houses the motor, connecting to the motor body itself? I see another spring contact above next to where the motor lock lever is, isn't that the "- plug"? Of course, I already made sure about the battery and tried several motors (fitting them correctly) ( :

Thanks Patrick No, my camera is not XLR converted. now I am really confused. It feels so stupid. my camera does not run, probably only because of a misplaced wire, and I have no way of correcting that without shipping it abroad! feelsbadman

Hi all, I want to do an overhaul of my beloved st to bring it to optimal condition. I very much enjoy working on the camera myself, and of course, the utter lack of repair technicians where I live also makes it the only way to keep the camera up to shape. so, first of all, anybody who may have tips, links, disassemble schemes, repair manual, or anything at all, is most welcome to comment! But, the more crucial question: The camera for now, does not run. It used to work fine (last turned on about a year or two ago), but recently a friend of mine disassembled the small box at the bottom of the camera that contains the triggering mechanism (see link to pics below), disconnected the 2 wires that run from the back of it, and then reconnected them (wrongly, probably). now, does anybody know (or can look at their own camera to see) how are these two cables supposed to be connected to the triggering mechanism? if the way you see them connected in the pic is correct, then I have to start scanning for the problem elsewhere, but the fact that the two cables run into the exact same place seems a bit suspicious to me. P.S. You don't have to disassemble the camera to see how these cables are connected, you just take the motor out, take a look inside and there it is! It should take you about a minute and would be a great help to me! Pics of the part: http://arrist.tumblr.com/ Thanks a bunch!