Film Advance Lever Cannot Be Turned - FujiFilm Fujica AX-1 Repair Manual And Part List

TROUBLESHOOTING
FUJICA AX - 1
1.

Film advance lever cannot be turned.

Remove the bottom cover assembly (2 - 70), and see if the shutter blinds run or
not.
a. The shutter blinds run.
The notched gear (5 - 67) is in collision with the clutch gear (5 -122).
The release lever (5 - 99) is not released by the cam plate (5 - 83).
(In this case, the mirror does not come down.)
b. The shutter blinds do not run.
Is the electrical circuit operating sequentially?
(Select a proper brightness so that shutter speed is 1/4 or 1/2 sec. at AE mode,
release the shutter, and see if the LED in the viewfinder goes out for 1/4 or
1/2 sec. When the LED goes out for the time of shutter speed, the electrical
circuit is operating sequentially.)
YES
Apply DC 2.5V across lead wires (7-23 and 7-24) of the ML magnet
assembly (4 - 65), and see if the ML magnet operates or not.
The ML magnet assembly operates
— The ML magnet assembly does not operate
NO
Repair the electrical circuit.
The lead wire between the
M- circuit board assembly (2-64)
and amplifier assembly (2-13) is
defective.
- 2 -
The coil is broken or
short - circuited.
The quick return
mechanism releasing
system (engagement
between lever (4-85)
and assembly (4 - 90) is
defective.