Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] film loading, flip up door
From: Ben T <debugger@jps.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 19:06:57 -0800
 
Francois,
Your idea of taking out the spring seems like it will work.  I'd like to try it
but I'm not sure how to take the spring out without damaging anything.  Do I just
pull the string straight out?  Nothing else connected to it?
Ben


FBrunelle@aol.com wrote:

> Ben,
> I use the same technique but also I got rid of the spring in the take-up spool
> side.  Since then, I never had any any loading problems!  Before the film
> leader would not sink properly in the take-up spool and that sometimes led to
> misloading.
>
> Francois