Espio 928 problem

Last week I took my Pentax Espio 928 out of the closet where it has been lying for about ten years, to a camera shop to buy a new battery and film. When the film was inserted the 928 display showed 0 and 1 randomly. And when I took a picture the winder motor was very active, and obviously something was wrong. The owner of the camerashop examined the camera, and found out the winder had pulled out more than half the film. The same thing happened several times when I tried to insert a film at home.

The 928 is in mint condition, and functioned flawlessly for many years before I put it away about ten years ago. There are no error messages in the display, and everything seems to be 100%, except for the winder system. Is there a DIY fix for my problem, or is the 928 dead?

I had a similar problem with my MZ-M just after I bought it a few years ago. It rewound the film completely after the first exposure. This happened only once so I took it no further. Someone on the internet at the time reported a similar but recurring problem with an MZ-M. He sent his camera for repair to Spain, for some reason, and got it back working perfectly for a relatively small charge. I realise you have a different camera but there could be a similar issue. Sadly, even if there is a relatively simple fix, the difficulty will be finding someone to do the job at an economic cost. I suppose it depends what the camera is worth to you. I'm sure others here will have the name of reliable repairers you could discuss it with.

Best of luck

Al

Thank you Aero for your response!

I contacted a Pentax service workshop here in Norway with my problem. His response was that the switch for the back lid is defective and needs to be changed. It lies behind the main circuitboard, so it will be quite expensive to repair, about the equivilant of GBP 110,- I really enjoyed this little camera, but it does not seem sensible to go through with such an expensive repair...

PS: This topic should have been posted under "General" "Troubleshooter" in the forum.