Repair Canonet 28 Light Meter Problem

My Canonet meter was not working when I got it and i thought the battery that came was dead. So I ordered the new batteries (PX 625) and still didn't work. Ends up like most other electronics, it was something to do with the electric flow. It looked fine without disassembly but the negative connector came loose off so of course electricity didn't flow through. So I took it apart to fix it and instructions are as follows.

remove the 2 screws to take the bottom plate off

remove the 2 screws that hold the battery chamber

this is the negative connector that's loosed up, glue it back to the battery chamber with super glue to get the result on the next picture

then put everything back together after the glue has dried

and it's fixed and ready to go

-as suggested on the discussions, I also added a piece of small foam between the battery chamber and the body wall to secure it

-you may want to clean the contacts first it see if that's your solution

-it is also easy to put the battery in the wrong direction so remember to double check

-also check the solder point of the battery wire, if it's corroded, solder in a new one to keep the camera working

Some references and more solutions if this doesn't help:
Discussion on flickr about the problem
Discussion on photo.net about the problem (I followed Winfried Buechsenschuetz's instructions)
Camerapedia about Canonet 28

GF1 - Las Vegas

Camera: Panasonic GF1

Location: Las Vegas

Time: December 2010