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Subject: [Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed May 23 20:21:41 2007
References: <200705220144.l4M1i7Zf027318@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4654D595.3010408@concentric.net> <007101c79da8$3d731fd0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <4654F8A6.6070105@san.rr.com> <a3f189160705231936x66af4851n4abb5630c40b7e85@mail.gmail.com> <4654FCA3.4050906@san.rr.com>
You obviously have not looked at the way the base plate is built. It would
be easy to crank a tripod screw up enough to break the frame.
SonC
On 5/23/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Sonny Carter wrote:
> > Looks like pilot error to me...over tight tripod screw.ping!
> >
> Sorry Sonny, the tripod socket did not fail, or tear out of the base.
> The body casting (?) failed.
>
> It looks like a non-ductile (brittle) fracture of the body itself. From
> the picture, it appears that
> the tripod socket is only attached to the base plate. Is that the case?
>
> Jerry
>
Replies:
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Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)