Nikon F75, N75 or U2 Film SLR Camera battery cover repair

ID: 153142

Description: How to replace broken battery cover on Nikon...

Steps:

  1. You will need two screws about 2mm long and 1.5 mm in diameter salvaged from other cameras or lenses, or from a small screw assortment - I think these are about M2 size but I have nothing else to compare. See photo.
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  2. Tools needed are tweezers, pin chuck, small crosshead screwdriver and 1.3mm drill bit, plus medium thick cyanoacrylate/superglue. A small round file is also desirable.
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  3. The repair is shown here completed, with the screws in place. Use the small round file to enlarge the rivet holes in the metal plate slightly. Then hold the metal plate in place and use the 1.3mm drill to drill about 3mm depth into the plastic cover, where the plastic rivets were located. The plastic is quite thick.
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  4. The cover should now close over the batteries, and the metal plate should hold the plastic slide in place.
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