Yashica Electro 35 Pad of Death

[@johncochran5509]

Thanks for this explainer, particularly the view of what's happening inside the bottom of the camera: That was key for me understanding this. And your repair method is so much more practical than people recommending taking the lens off. To get in over the top of the case, after removing the top, I put the replacement pad on the end of a sewing needle. Once I had the pad almost in place, with the needle still in, I pushed it the rest of the way in with a straightened paperclip. When the glue was set, I just pulled the needle out, leaving the pad in place. A piece of replacement toilet flush valve (Korky brand, from Home Depot) turned out to be exactly the right thickness. Fixed my POD issue.

[@oscarpruitt684]

Thanks for the video! I 3D printed something similar size with TPU (flexible filament) and it works great! The hardest part is gluing it to the plate. I got it half way in then used a tiny screwdriver with shoe glue (really strong black adhesive) on the tip and pushed the pad and glue into place. It is on real good now :).

[@melinamobley2030]

this solved my problem. best "pad of death" explanation and resolution video.

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

Thank You

[@standandeliver8376]

Thanks. I'm considering getting one of these. This video has reassured me that the pad of death isn't quite so deadly after all.

[@pitumoe]

great! easiest explanation I've watched! thanks a lot!!

[@kingofthephotoworld6515]

So that's how it's done, Thank You!!

[@howpow]

Thanks for a clear and concise procedure. Brilliant!

[@DANVIIL]

You are a pure genius. If my life depended on fixing that camera shutter cocking device, Pray for me!

[@maisonstgeorges9256]

Many thanks for this vid..........Electro Pad of Death repair made easy ;-)......repair to one old Electro Professional......that before was makjing a serious CLUNK....now is SMOOTH!!! Thanks again

[@exert2020]

I just glued a small but of leather pad in there...been perfect for 2 years. Definitely give it ago yourself

[@rudenko14]

Finally fixed the camera, thanks for the guide, and my usual repair shop told me they only repair purely mechanical cameras, shame on them :)

[@donaldschmidt3227]

Thanks for the video and information. I have a couple Electro 35's that need this repair. I will do this when I have time.

[@fer200015]

Thanks a lot for the video

[@fabster3333]

I have a Yashica MG-1 that doesn't cock. I will try to look for the plates and see if a similar fix can be made. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@raphaelgui6120]

Hello, excellent video! I have a specific issue with my Yashica Electro 35 GSN: the red and yellow lights are working properly, but when I take a shot, the shutter always fires at the same speed, even when the lighting conditions change. It seems like the light meter is functioning, but it's not communicating the correct shutter speed to the camera. Do you have any idea where the problem might be occurring? Thank you.

[@collinownsyou]

I have the same exact issue, very frustrating. Mine seems to be firing around 1/30 which is weird because the default is supposed to be 1/500

[@francho2516]

I'm assuming the LM module needs to be pulled out in order to make the fix?

[@fa046192]

Good movie , thanks .

[@Stewz66]

Thank you

[@lukadyop]

Hej I put a piece of foam about 4mm, the rest I adjusted the screw, from the trigger

[@fillbertnjoko7875]

I have a problem with my yashica mg-1. The shutter blade doesn't want to close automatically until I release the shutter button. Do you know how to solve this? Thank you

[@rodNantz]

the photometer opening for a very long time (or even getting stuck opened) can be a symptom of the "pad of death"?

[@phoslurperr]

What I don't understand if this:. The act of pressing the shutter is supposed to catch the lever. Winding releases it. So, when you are ready to take a picture, the lever should be released already. How does the catching the lever after the shutter is pressed affect the exposure system before it is pressed? The lever is free under all circumstances as pictures are being exposed? I know it is supposed to work, but I can't understand how it possibly does.

[@phoslurperr]

And... So I tried a fix someone proposed of unscrewing the rod at the bottom of the camera such that the lever catches. That did work to catch the lever, and the think was there - but it made the electronics even wackier. So the conclusion from the fact that the catch is after the exposure and that catching the lever doesn't fix the problem must mean that there is some internal element that is also triggered by adding the pad. It must reset the metering system as the current exposure is taken and loading the shutter does not affect it.

[@phoslurperr]

The only reason I care to understand if that u am having trouble placing a new pad. Mean it is hard to get something in there and leave it in the right place

[@phoslurperr]

And... Yashica must have been horrible engineers. What a convoluted system. Working perfectly, it thinks when the shutter is charged. They made this convoluted prices depend on a pad. Why? We're their measurements off a couple millimeters? Next they make this pad out of rubber foam which would obviously deteriorate. They put the foam where it is nearly in accessible. They don't make it possible to somehow release the part on which the pad is placed. And finally, they use the same freaking design and system for over a decade and on 3or four generations of this camera as well as several derivative cameras. Why? No other cameras need this second rod and a makeup pad. It's not like the system was so great. By the 2nd gen they should have replaced the lights with an honest to goodness meter, but no. The only change they made was switching from circles in the viewfinder to arrows. Why? Rant over. Just frustrated because I cant get my pad in place and I keep feeding them into the body of the camera. At this rate, before I am finished I will have filled the entire body with hundreds of foam pads! Why???

[@oc2phish07]

Excellent video. I just bought one of these cameras and I wondered what the click was as you wind on the film. Thought it was a fault. Now I know it is supposed to do that. Many thanks for posting. Oh, by the way, PHOTORAPHER?

[@jonfreeze]

but how did you actually get the pad in there? It's set below the black part of the shell

[@sapienstudio]

Hey mate thank you for the video! I have a question for you - I fixed the POD on my electro, got new batteries. And yet the only light that comes on (in all situations) is the OVER light. Any suggestions? I appreciate it. Boe

[@juanmartinmoralesgomez4671]

Do you solve your problem? I think i have exacly the same trouble

[@Stewz66]

Others say that the light bulbs can burn out

[@luchitix]

@@juanmartinmoralesgomez4671 i have the same problem, the red light always shows, any answer-'?

[@sp5110]

I have this same problem

[@FSOhara]

Hello I managed to pull this button with my finger, but this pin only locks on this small piece of metal if I pull it with my finger. makes a normal shooting noise. I have the yashica GSN.Would the material of this POD be a rubber or an EVA?

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

No ideal what the original material was...

[@MrFreakwent]

@@thegreenphotographer8214 original is a 3mm x 5mm urethane pad that's 2mm thick.

[@quesoburrito235]

i took the top off of my black GT and the pad is a bit different than this one. it has 2 little strips of metal that the metal pad comes into contact with. any ideas on how to fix the pad?

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

Does it operate the same?

[@quesoburrito235]

The Green Photographer yea it's the same. I just figured it out. The shutter plates were just lower than I expected and the original pad was still in there(but rotted) which made it difficult for me to see. Thanks so much this video helped alot.

[@alessiodenicola1535]

hi, i ave an electro 35 (not gsn) that doesn't open up completely the shuttere in b or auto mode, and in auto mode the exposure time is always the same despite the metere (that works good instead). Is it a pod realted problem? would like to get a confimr before I open up the camera

[@IvanForastiere]

Have you solved?

[@papa_naura]

Did you know how to calibrated focusing lens ?

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

Sorry I do not.

[@Lohibits]

Hi I replaced the pad and solved my POD issue. However, my shutter fires but doesn't close. Any ideas why?

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

Is it on "B" ?

[@FSOhara]

Whats material is POD?.

[@thegreenphotographer8214]

No idea what original material was....

[@willreader9218]

Lobotomy

[@Normanskie]

You may not be a pro, Because you learn as you go, But reckon you are a poet, But just don't know it.