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Solenoid identifying

takuman
Posted 12/11/2022 - 10:18 Link
K70. How can I tell which Soleniod my K70 contains. Bought from new in 2019ish
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PRYorkshire
Posted 12/11/2022 - 17:21 Link
If it has never been changed then you will have the suspect green solenoid. However there is no certainty that it will fail, some people have no trouble but others like myself have had them start sticking, resulting in dark photos.

I bought my K70 in Nov 2018 and it started to show signs of solenoid problems in Oct 2021 and finally becoming so bad as to make the camera unusable in Dec 2021.

The good news is the defective solenoid can be replaced, either by someone like John Pye or if you are careful with a fine soldering iron by yourself.

My previous post on how to replace the solenoid:-

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/k70-aperture-solenoid-replacement-65907
Paul

K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.
Edited by PRYorkshire: 12/11/2022 - 17:25
takuman
Posted 12/11/2022 - 18:11 Link
Thanks for your reply. Fingers crossed all seems well so far. Need to replace my K1, hopefully I can source a K1ii (used).
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davidwozhere
Posted 12/11/2022 - 23:59 Link
What's wrong with the K1?
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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takuman
Posted 13/11/2022 - 09:10 Link
K1 sold on. Just fancy K1ii. My K3ii getting on a bit now. Last hurrah I think it's called. Really must get my sensible head back on.
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Lubbyman
Posted 13/11/2022 - 11:08 Link
takuman wrote:
Really must get my sensible head back on.

Life will be far more fun if you don't ... trust me!

Steve

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