I finally understood why they say to check the mirror box first after a job in Savannah

I was fixing a classic SLR for a customer at a little shop on Broughton Street. The shutter was sticking, and I spent an hour on the curtain mechanism. My boss walked over, popped the lens off, and pointed a flashlight inside. A tiny piece of foam from the old light seal had fallen into the mirror box and was jamming everything. He just said, 'Always look in the obvious place before you go deep.' Now I start every repair with a mirror box inspection. Anyone else have a simple step they ALWAYS do first that saves time?

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grace_chen1d agoMost Upvoted

Your boss nailed it! That mirror box check is a lifesaver. My version is cleaning the battery contacts before any electronics repair. So many "dead" devices just have a layer of corrosion. A quick scrub with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab fixes half my jobs in under a minute. It feels too simple, but skipping it wastes so much time chasing phantom circuit issues.

brian_kelly911d ago

Oh man, that's such a good one too.