Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Missing spring
From: "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:28:47 -0400

Dave,

My M6  also had the spring missing for 5, 6 years now.
I never bothered replacing it;  my camera still works fine
(probably a  few hundred rolls), with and without the
Rapidwinder.  But then again, I don't know any better.

Hope that helps,

- - Phong


> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:45:38 -0700
> From: Dave Hillman <dave@hillmanimages.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Missing spring
> 
>   ...
> Someone, somewhere, must have had a problem with loosing the spring in the 
> center of the take up spool, haven't you? Or does this always happen ignore 
> it? Or has it never happened, I'll be lucky to get another roll of film 
> through it, a message accompanied by an off list offer to buy this piece of 
> damaged goods for 50 or 100 bucks.
>
> Dave