Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Open up the battery compartment and remove the battery. If you look closely you will see two small contacts under the large main contact. Push these down with the tip of a pencil and, to make sure they cause you no trouble in the future, cover them with a small piece of black tape. If your camera still drains batteries when left on OUT OF THE CASE, then you need to send it to Leica for a repair. If it drains the batteries when in a case but not out of it, then something must be pressing against the shutter release. I always turn it to "OFF" when bagging my cameras but you can also buy a battery compartment cover with a built in switch: http://www.quickreleaseplate.com/ John Collier On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 12:15 AM, Roland Smith wrote: > I don't think the shutter button is depressed. However, it is not in > an > ERC but a zing soft case. With the zing, the shutter button could be > depressed, since, the case is under tension in some places. > > > From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> >> >>> I am puzzled. Does your test show that when the M6ttl is left at >>> a shutter >>> speed with the meter off there is no drain on the battery? >> >> No measurable drain with my meter, which is a very good meter, and is >> able >> to measure down to .001ma on the 2ma scale (0-1.999ma), or 1 micro amp >> (0.000001 amp). >> >>> My M6ttl will drain the battery unless stored with the shutter >>> dial on off. >> >> Is the shutter button being depressed at all? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html