Polaroid Camera’s
Integral film packs may contain a flat “Polapulse” electrical battery, which powers systems in the camera, including exposure and focusing mechanisms, electronic flash, and a film ejection motor. The inclusion of the battery within the film pack ensures that a fresh battery is available with each new pack of film.
Testing of Camera
- Tested using an old film pack which has battery life showing flash & green indicator light working!
- If the camera is not equipped with the normal green indicator light then it will reset the exposure counter to 10
- These camera’s depend on battery that is part of the film pack, this means the camera will not work without a film pack
- Sold as working and “not dead on arrival”
The first picture came out black/white as its normal, the second one came out good. And then it just stopped making flash and the pictures stopped coming out. After I switch it off and opened the lid for the film. And so before I could close it the pictures I took before came out by themself ( they were obviously not good anymore).
Answer:
From what you describe, everything sounds normal.
After two shots, the flash will be recharging from the battery which is in the film pack, and this would prevent the camera from taking a further shot until the flash has charged.
As you are aware, the battery for Polaroid cameras is in the film pack. If it took two photographs, then the camera is wiring fine.
If there is a problem, then it is a power issue from the film pack and the film pack is faulty.
