Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Resetting the Circuit breaker on the R motor drive is the same too- took me a while to realize it! - -----Original Message----- From: David Young <youngs@IslandNet.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Tuesday, 25 November, 1997 7:55 PM Subject: Re: Need a hand with R4 Motor Winder >At 07:08 AM 24/11/97 -0800, you wrote: >>Hello there. I recently picked up an R4 motor winder for my R4s and I >>don't have the manual for it. It seems to work fine, but when I get to >>the end of the roll, it just stops. Is it supposed to rewind the film for >>me or am I just supposed to manually wind it back? Any help would be >>appreciated. >> >>Thanks >>Gabe >> >> > Gabe: > >[1] The motor stops at 36 exp to prevent pulling the film out of the canister. > >[2] On a 20 or 24 exp roll, it stops when the film is at at end. It tries >to pull the film out of the cannister, but cannot do so, and usually trips >the circuit breaker to stop. To re-set the breaker, simply remove the >battery holder for a second, and slip it back in. It resets everything >automatically. > >At least that's the way it is on my Winder R. Your Winder R4 should be the >same. > >Enjoy! >---------- > >David Young, Victoria, CANADA | Out of my mind... >http://www.islandnet.com/~youngs/ | Back in five minutes.