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[Hrannar Hauksson]

 The camera does not fire-off when the shutter is pressed.  I have new batteries and changed the shutter capacitor.  Sometimes it decides to work (like 1 in a 100).  
 
If I press the button halfway down I can read out the light measurements wich see

[Hrannar]

 Can anyone tell me where the reset lever is?  Can't figure that out.  I've also read than I might need to synchronize some gears.  There is a gray gear there with a marking on it but I cant find a marking on the adjoining gear (white).

[henrytaber@kyp.hauslendale.com]

 Hranner, I've started a reseting page, but have gotten so busy with the current engineering contract I'm on that I haven't had the chance to add other cameras.  You are in luck, the XG-M (I think) is very much like the X-370 that is pictured

[Hrannar]

 Thanks Henry for the manual!  
 
Now that I have put in a new 150um release capasitor I have a new situation.  
 
If I wind the camera and let the hold go of the winding knob the curtains travel back with a speed and I'm not able to shoot but

[Hrannar]

 OK I made a discovery! :-)  
 
What should happen:
When I wind the curtains should be dragged from left to right and stay there until the shutter is hit.  When the shutter is hit the curtains should travel back to the left first one and then the

[henrytaber@kyp.hauslendale.com]

It is very likely that the cocking gears mentioned earlier has slipped a tooth and not letting the curtain fully cock and latch.
 
That or the first curtain magnet isn't holding.  Try cleaning its contact surface.
 
Here is a picture of the tw

[Hrannar]

 SUCCSESS!!!
Thanks Henry.  You were spot on!  I did adjust the gears a bit so the curtain would travel a few mm more, and voila!  It works flawlessly again :-)  Just processed the first film and no problems.  Seems like a spring or something is not

[Stuckagain]

 Hi, I had the same problem and the adjustment of the idler gear was the answer.  All working fine now.  Thanks all.