So I have an update on my camera. I looked up a few places who service Aaton cameras and the closest to me was Visual Products in Ohio.
After talking to them on the phone and describing the issue we set up an appointment for the next week. I drove there with my camera honestly expecting the worst and probably would have to drop it off.
Turns out it was an easy fix. One of the techs basically tested my LTR, saw the problem , took it apart and put it back together in like 30 minutes in front of me and explained all the mechanics.
Then he checked for other miscellaneous issues, fixed some other stuff I didn’t know was wrong. He seemed like an expert on Aaton. I took a few more photos/video if anyone wants to see I can post it.
Really impressive work for someone like me who isn’t really knowledgeable about old cameras.
Like some of you said, Aatons are complex cameras inside, I didn’t think it had so much electrical wiring. So I can see how the electrical parts can cause big issues.
But to sum it up, the techs and all the other workers was all really nice there. Great experience with them. I think all around it took like 2 hours and i was on my way back home.
Any Aaton users on the East Coast/Midwest definitely should consider them. Ask for Jason and the tech name was Paul I think.