My light meter went haywire mid-shoot last Saturday

I was out in Austin fixing a customer's old Hasselblad and the selenium meter started jumping all over the place. It would read f/8 one second then f/16 the next without me moving. Took it apart and found a corroded wire on the coil terminal that was barely hanging on. Re-soldered it and now it's steady as a rock. Has anyone else run into flaky readings on those old meters or is it always the same spot?

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the_drew2h ago

Was the corrosion obvious or did you have to hunt for it with a magnifying glass?