GX10/K10D Repair - Revision history

Tom: /* More Service Manuals and Information */

2012-07-03T10:47:26Z

‎More Service Manuals and Information

Tom: /* More Service Manuals */

2012-07-03T10:38:31Z

‎More Service Manuals

Tom: /* More Service Manuals */

2012-06-26T07:48:10Z

‎More Service Manuals

Tom at 07:47, 26 June 2012

2012-06-26T07:47:29Z

Tom at 16:42, 23 November 2011

2011-11-23T16:42:49Z

Tom at 20:22, 20 October 2011

2011-10-20T20:22:13Z

Tom at 11:46, 14 October 2011

2011-10-14T11:46:33Z

Tom: /* Disassembly */

2011-10-14T11:30:33Z

‎Disassembly

Tom: /* The Motor */

2011-10-14T11:26:51Z

‎The Motor

Tom at 12:03, 13 October 2011

2011-10-13T12:03:54Z

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 * Pictures taken with a high aperture are a bit out of focus which is because of the de-adjusted distance of the CCD. I´ll have to find a solution for this as mentioned in ''Disassembly'' above.
-= More Service Manuals and Information =
+= More Manuals and Information =
 * This [http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/blog/1/entry-74-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80-pentax/ thread] (russian) includes various servicemanuals (in english), also the original Samsung one for the GX10 camera. It links here too.
 = Your comments are welcome! =
 <comments>

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 * Pictures taken with a high aperture are a bit out of focus which is because of the de-adjusted distance of the CCD. I´ll have to find a solution for this as mentioned in ''Disassembly'' above.
-= More Service Manuals =
+= More Service Manuals and Information =
-This [http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/blog/1/entry-74-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80-pentax/ thread] (russian) includes various servicemanuals (in english), also the original Samsung one for the GX10 camera. It also links here ;)
+* This [http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/blog/1/entry-74-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80-pentax/ thread] (russian) includes various servicemanuals (in english), also the original Samsung one for the GX10 camera. It links here too.
 = Your comments are welcome! =
 <comments>

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 = More Service Manuals =
-This [http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/blog/1/entry-74-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80-pentax/ thread] (russian) includes various servicemanuals, also the original Samsung one for the GX10 camera. It also links here ;)
+This [http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/blog/1/entry-74-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80-pentax/ thread] (russian) includes various servicemanuals (in english), also the original Samsung one for the GX10 camera. It also links here ;)
 = Your comments are welcome! =
 <comments>

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 * Pictures taken with a high aperture are a bit out of focus which is because of the de-adjusted distance of the CCD. I´ll have to find a solution for this as mentioned in ''Disassembly'' above.
 = Your comments are welcome! =
 <comments>

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 Carefully follow the instructions for reassembling the mirror- and shutter gears. Note their position. There is no way to really try out the mechanism until most of the camera is reassembled. Be sure that everything runs smooth and easy. Just work the service manual backward.
-I did not encounter serious problems while reassembling. The soldering is annoying and takes a lot of time. Everyting is well described in the manual.
+I did not encounter serious problems while reassembling. The soldering is annoying and takes a lot of time. Everything is well described in the manual.
 = Your comments are welcome! =
 <comments>

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	I did not encounter serious problems while reassembling. The soldering is annoying and takes a lot of time. Everyting is well described in the manual.		I did not encounter serious problems while reassembling. The soldering is annoying and takes a lot of time. Everyting is well described in the manual.
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		+	= Your comments are welcome! =
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−	I currently got a non working Samsung GX10 digital camera (DSLR). It turned out, that the GX10 is almost the same camera as the Pentax K10D. This promised a huge variety of how to´s and documents. Unfortunately I could not find that much information online.	+	I currently got a non working Samsung GX10 digital camera (DSLR). It turned out, that the GX10 is almost the same camera as the Pentax K10D. This promised a huge variety of how to´s and documents. Unfortunately I could not find that much information online. There are also nearly no pictures of the inside or reports of successful repairs.
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		+	''The following describes what I did in order to get the camera working again. I´m not an expert on this. Follow or don´t follow these instructions on your own risk. Think about what you´re doing before removing any screws and take full responsibility for it.''

	= The Defect =		= The Defect =

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 = Disassembly =
 Dissassembling such a device with the goal of a successful reassembly takes a lot of time, a detailed knowledge of the construction and endless patience. Check if you´ve got all of them before proceeding :)
 In my case, time and patience was available, general knowledge of digital cameras not. The search for a service manual ended on [http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/ RiceHigh's Pentax Blog]. Thanks to the author, there is a [http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2011/02/diy-reminder-pentax-service-manuals.html page] encouraging us to do repair attempts, including links to the wanted service manuals. Great - so we´re ready to go!
-'''Note''' that in order to unmount the motor, nearly the whole camera has to be disassembled. The CCD sensor must be removed, all flex PCBs and most of the wires have to be unsoldered and the shutter unit mechanics might fall apart. The distance to the sensor will be disadjusted and has to be adjusted according to the service manual. I haven´t found a good way to do this yet.
+'''Note''' that in order to unmount the motor, nearly the whole camera has to be disassembled. The CCD sensor must be removed, all flex PCBs and most of the wires have to be unsoldered and the shutter unit mechanics might fall apart. The distance to the sensor will be disadjusted and has to be adjusted according to the service manual. I haven´t found a good way to do this yet, mainly because lack of tools.
 Some wire colors are hard to see in the manual. I took my own photos to have a clear plan when reassembling.

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 = The Motor =
-The defect motor drives the mirror and the shutter. It´s connected to the main PCB by two wires (red, black) in the lower right corner. It rotates only in one direction and is attached to a tricky set of gears and mechanics. Since the motor sits between the battery compartment and the shutter block, further or total disassembly will be needed.
+The defect motor drives the mirror and the shutter. It´s connected to the main PCB by two wires (red, black) in the lower right corner. It rotates only in one direction and is attached to a tricky set of gears and mechanics. Since the motor sits between the battery compartment and the shutter block, further or total disassembly will be necessary.
 = Disassembly =

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 In my case, time and patience was available, general knowledge of digital cameras not. The search for a service manual ended on [http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/ RiceHigh's Pentax Blog]. Thanks to the author, there is a [http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2011/02/diy-reminder-pentax-service-manuals.html page] encouraging us to do repair attempts, including links to the wanted service manuals. Great - so we´re ready to go!
 '''Note''' that in order to unmount the motor, nearly the whole camera has to be disassembled. The CCD sensor must be removed, all flex PCBs and most of the wires have to be unsoldered and the shutter unit mechanics might fall apart. The distance to the sensor will be disadjusted and has to be adjusted according to the service manual. I haven´t found a good way to do this yet.
 == Tools ==
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 It is not sure how effective this repair method for the motor is. Maybe the better choice is to get a new motor. I kept the old one.