Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew- Not falling all the way into place is normal- if the shutter is intermittant, it may need a CLA. I understand there are 'brakes' on the curtain rollers, and it doesn't take much to make them erratic, in the way of dirt. If it has just been CLA- it might need some excercise to move the lube around evenly. I had an LTM that was not constant when I first got it, but I excercised the shutter a bit after the CLA, and it settled down and was okay! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: Moore,Andrew <moorea@andovercontrols.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:40 AM Subject: [Leica] IIIf at 1/1000: is this normal behavior? > > I have a IIIf (red dial) that has intermittent problems with the > 1/1000 shutter speed. To change the shutter speed, I lift the dial > upwards, turn it to a new setting, and let it drop back down to its > normal position (with the bottom of the dial resting more or less > directly on the body's top plate). But on the 1/1000 speed position, > the dial drops back down only part-way, leaving a slight gap (1 mm or > so) between the top plate and the bottom of the dial. Could this be > related to the problems I've having at that speed, or is this normal > for a IIIf? > > --Andrew > no archive