Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Erratic 1 sec. shutter speed
From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans@komvux.skola.mark.se>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 19:37:42 +0100

Great trick! As I dont have a Satellite box, I guess the owen will do as
well. (But my wife will think I am qrazy).
/Hans

- -----Original Message-----
From: Dan Post <dwpost@email.msn.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: den 8 december 1997 18:40
Subject: Re: [Leica] Erratic 1 sec. shutter speed


>I use a trick someone taught me twenty years ago when I had a balky Hassy
>lens/shutter. He suggested I set it in a warm place- then it was a TV, now
>it's the Satellite box! I leave it there overnight, next morning, I
exercise
>the shutter, and have very good results. Apparently the lubricant hardens
>with age, the gentle heat softens it enought that exercising the shutter
>moves the lube around or off the spot it was sticking and frees up the
>shutter. I did this with a Kodak Retina IIf I got for my shelf collection-