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<blockquote data-quote="NICK2491" data-source="post: 142600" data-attributes="member: 11337"><p>I have a copy of the Nikon repair manual for the lens which refers to it as a ground wire, my physics exams are thankfully a long way behind me but I'm pretty sure ground and earth are the same thing in this context at least.</p><p></p><p>I haven't taken the mount off yet, that's scheduled for later tonight, but on closer examination what appears to have been done is that the end of the wire that should be attached to the stud has actually been trapped between the lens mount and the body of the lens itself, so that the wire will still contact the camera. if the spring loaded stud is not loose inside the camera somewhere, then I'm minded to pass the wire through the hole intended for the stud and replace the stud itself with a small blob of solder, let it cool and harden and then secure that from the back with a minute drop of araldite / epoxy, probably applied with a toothpick or similar, so I don't brick the whole thing by glueing it together and converting it to a prime lens by accident! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>That said, if anyone with more technical understanding than me can say if absence of this wire connection would be fatal or not, it would help me decide if the above procedure is necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NICK2491, post: 142600, member: 11337"] I have a copy of the Nikon repair manual for the lens which refers to it as a ground wire, my physics exams are thankfully a long way behind me but I'm pretty sure ground and earth are the same thing in this context at least. I haven't taken the mount off yet, that's scheduled for later tonight, but on closer examination what appears to have been done is that the end of the wire that should be attached to the stud has actually been trapped between the lens mount and the body of the lens itself, so that the wire will still contact the camera. if the spring loaded stud is not loose inside the camera somewhere, then I'm minded to pass the wire through the hole intended for the stud and replace the stud itself with a small blob of solder, let it cool and harden and then secure that from the back with a minute drop of araldite / epoxy, probably applied with a toothpick or similar, so I don't brick the whole thing by glueing it together and converting it to a prime lens by accident! :) That said, if anyone with more technical understanding than me can say if absence of this wire connection would be fatal or not, it would help me decide if the above procedure is necessary. [/QUOTE]
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