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BugsDogsAndSunsets · 04-02-2019, 06:47 AM - **1 Like**

Pictures from the K-S2 process:

1. Green solenoid
2. Green solenoid de-soldered
3. White solenoid installed (not the best soldering job, but it works)
4. Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body

Attached Images

**photogem** · 04-09-2019, 02:46 AM

I think this actually should be in the K-S2 section!

Well done!

~~No idea were those "leftovers" belong to.~~*

*see last post

MarkJerling · 04-09-2019, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by photogem

I think this actually should be in the K-S2 section!

Well done!

No idea were those "leftovers" belong to.

Thanks - I've moved it.

BugsDogsAndSunsets · 04-09-2019, 07:57 AM

Gotcha, I'm still learning the best place to put things, thanks.

I actually tried to video the whole process, but unfortunately my laptop froze. Too bad.

MarkJerling · 04-09-2019, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets

Gotcha, I'm still learning the best place to put things, thanks.

I actually tried to video the whole process, but unfortunately my laptop froze. Too bad.

All good. Thanks for documenting the process.

**Manichorse** · 07-05-2019, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets

Pictures from the K-S2 process:

1. Green solenoid
2. Green solenoid de-soldered
3. White solenoid installed (not the best soldering job, but it works)
4. Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body

Looks like some kind of detent ball - one of your dials may no longer "click" when moved??

BugsDogsAndSunsets · 07-05-2019, 05:26 AM

Originally posted by Manichorse

Looks like some kind of detent ball - one of your dials may no longer "click" when moved??

Nope, no apparent difference in function.

**photogem** · 11-29-2019, 11:12 AM

The ring is part of the microphone-socket. It has the same colour as the body of the K-S2, so yours had to be white of course

~~The ball... no idea~~

marabella · 12-04-2019, 03:53 AM

The ball: might be the AF/MF switch?
I remember a ball related "warning" from a disassembling instruction but can't find it anymore.

**photogem** · 12-04-2019, 06:21 AM

well done, just never lost it myself, one has "treat the switch quite rough" to get that tiny ball out there (here seen on the AF-C-M switch of a white K-30):

Vmax911 · 12-04-2019, 09:14 PM

There it is, good find!

cfrpcopy · 02-26-2020, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets

Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body

Reviving an old thread, did that washer ever get identified? I have the same one. It's not the mic plug washer; that one I figured out before I put the thing back together.

**photogem** · 02-27-2020, 02:57 PM

This was the microphone plug washer because it was a white K-S2!
On a black K-S2 it is black!

BugsDogsAndSunsets · 02-04-2021, 01:25 PM

Just saw these replies after a period away - the ball was actually just a glob of solder thankfully!

04-02-2019, 06:47 AM - 1 Like	#1
BugsDogsAndSunsets Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Iowa, United States Posts: 92	Solenoid replacement Pictures from the K-S2 process: 1. Green solenoid 2. Green solenoid de-soldered 3. White solenoid installed (not the best soldering job, but it works) 4. Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body Attached Images

04-09-2019, 02:46 AM	#2
photogem Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,525	different thread I think this actually should be in the K-S2 section! Well done! ~~No idea were those "leftovers" belong to.~~* see last post Last edited by photogem; 11-29-2019 at 11:16 AM.*

11-29-2019, 11:12 AM	#8
photogem Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,525	The ring is part of the microphone-socket. It has the same colour as the body of the K-S2, so yours had to be white of course ~~The ball... no idea~~ Attached Images Last edited by photogem; 12-04-2019 at 06:21 AM.

12-04-2019, 06:21 AM	#10
photogem Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,525	well done, just never lost it myself, one has "treat the switch quite rough" to get that tiny ball out there (here seen on the AF-C-M switch of a white K-30): Attached Images

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04-09-2019, 03:23 AM	#3
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Originally posted by photogem I think this actually should be in the K-S2 section! Well done! No idea were those "leftovers" belong to. Thanks - I've moved it.

04-09-2019, 07:57 AM	#4
BugsDogsAndSunsets Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Iowa, United States Posts: 92 Original Poster	Gotcha, I'm still learning the best place to put things, thanks. I actually tried to video the whole process, but unfortunately my laptop froze. Too bad.

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets Gotcha, I'm still learning the best place to put things, thanks. I actually tried to video the whole process, but unfortunately my laptop froze. Too bad. All good. Thanks for documenting the process.

07-05-2019, 01:27 AM	#6
Manichorse Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Almadena, Western Algarve Posts: 51	Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets Pictures from the K-S2 process: 1. Green solenoid 2. Green solenoid de-soldered 3. White solenoid installed (not the best soldering job, but it works) 4. Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body Looks like some kind of detent ball - one of your dials may no longer "click" when moved??

07-05-2019, 05:26 AM	#7
BugsDogsAndSunsets Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Iowa, United States Posts: 92 Original Poster	Originally posted by Manichorse Looks like some kind of detent ball - one of your dials may no longer "click" when moved?? Nope, no apparent difference in function.

12-04-2019, 03:53 AM	#9
marabella Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 58	The ball: might be the AF/MF switch? I remember a ball related "warning" from a disassembling instruction but can't find it anymore.

12-04-2019, 09:14 PM	#11
Vmax911 Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Photos: Gallery Posts: 826	There it is, good find!

02-26-2020, 10:27 PM	#12
cfrpcopy New Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Seattle Posts: 17	Originally posted by BugsDogsAndSunsets Mystery washer thing which dropped out of the camera body Reviving an old thread, did that washer ever get identified? I have the same one. It's not the mic plug washer; that one I figured out before I put the thing back together.

02-27-2020, 02:57 PM	#13
photogem Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,525	This was the microphone plug washer because it was a white K-S2! On a black K-S2 it is black!

02-04-2021, 01:25 PM	#14
BugsDogsAndSunsets Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Iowa, United States Posts: 92 Original Poster	Just saw these replies after a period away - the ball was actually just a glob of solder thankfully!

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