Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I completely forgot about the contacts needing a periodic cleaning. I'm spoiled by my 'once used up throw-away Asian products'. I use Bestine. It's a graphic arts cleaner, which leaves no residue. I first started using it to clean my RC prints, and found that it can clean just about everything else. It did the job. The winder is back to working again. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:33 AM, Rick Dykstra wrote: > Slobo, Jim, while I love the cotton swap part, could I suggest > that contact cleaning fluid be used instead of alcohol? I used > alcohol for years and had years worth of problems with my R8 > electrics. Switched to CRC CO Contact Cleaner and hey presto, the > camera works like Solms intended. The CO isn't for carbon > monoxide. :-) > > Please, give it a try. > > Rick. > > On 23/07/2006, at 10:28 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > >> Slobo: >> >> Try cleaning ALL those gold contacts with a cotton swab dipped in >> alcohol... both on the camera, IN the back of the camera, and on >> the winder. Has always worked for me since someone here told me >> the same thing about three years ago. >> >> Jim >> >> >> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >>> I can't seem to get the winder to work. >>> The batteries are fresh, and it reads as such in the rear window. >>> Anyone else have any experience with these? >>> Slobodan Dimitrov >>> Studio G-8, >>> Angels Gate Cultural Center >>> http://sdimitrovphoto.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information