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Re: [OM] 4ti screen problems

Subject: Re: [OM] 4ti screen problems
From: clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 11:22:48 -0500
Gr-r-r-r!  Sorry!  I keep forgetting to correct the date/time!  I've GOT to
replace that battery on the motherboard!

clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> There are a number of possibilities, most relating to cracked solder joints
> and short circuits on the LCD-D circuit, but it may be almost anything from a
> loose ground screw to complete circuit failure.  Whenever we see this sort of
> unusual malady, we just lift the LCD-D and start by touching up all the solder
> joints, then check for pinched wires and cut insulation as we snug down the
> ground screws when reinstalling the circuit.  If that doesn't fix it, it
> likely needs a new LCD-D.
>
> Adam Long wrote:
>
> > My troubles continue...
> > Over the course of yesterday the LCD screen in my 4ti gradually lit up all
> > the bits that shouldn't be lit (not one by one - they all got steadily
> > brighter). I can now barely tell (through the viewfinder) whether I'm in
> > manual or auto, or what shutter speed I'm on in manual. However the bar
> > chart and spot readings (ie light reading) are unaffected. Can any of the
> > experts out there tell me if this is a common problem/ expensive repair
> > job??
> > Many thanks,
> > Adam
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