Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] Dumbassed CL questions!
From: summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)
Date: Sat Dec 24 15:14:34 2005

Thanks a million Doug.
That solves the battery check issue. I'm starting to think they may not have 
had exact
shutter/ASA settings with respect to needle position! Scarey to think that 
they couldn't hold it together.
Javier

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>Hi Javier,
>Merry wjhatecveer you're celebrating,
>I think David Young has all the Leica manuals (including the CL) on his 
>site, I could have sent you a scan of mine but, unfortunately it's in 
>German.
>Take a look at
>
>http://www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/_private/clbook/cl-index.htm
>
>I think you may find what you need.
>Hope this helps
>Douglas
>
>
>Javier Perez wrote:
>
>>Hi Everyone
>>
>>As you've probably guessed I'vw had a run in with a CL on ebay. Paid too 
>>much thinking it was "clean" and it wasn't. Still, on camaritarian grounds 
>>it seems right to get the thing running again. I've already managed to un 
>>jam the shutter and resilver the prism (my way) but have a few questions 
>>about the meter.
>>
>>1) Without battery, at which speed and ASA does the meter needle reside in 
>>the center notch?
>>    I think it's 1/60 at 100 but I'm not sure.
>>
>>2) With a 1.35 battery at which combination of speed and ASA does the 
>>needle reside in the
>>    center  notch. I think it's B or 1/2 at 100 but again I'm not sure
>>
>>3) and finally wht ios the nominal impedence for the meter proper. Mine 
>>had an open circuit and I had to bridge across ac ouple of windings. I get 
>>3.9K but I'm not sure what it should be.
>>
>>Anyway, it's a fun little camera to work on but I can see how the linkages 
>>on the meter might get screwed up. Because the meter doesn't have the 
>>mechanical travel range, it bottoms out and a red flag appears. If you are 
>>overpowering or don't see the flag you can wind up wrecking the whole 
>>meter linkage. I had thought this narrow range metering scheme had died 
>>with the bullseye but I guess I was wrong. Still, it's a lovely little 
>>camera. I'd love  to do an SPD/LED conversion on it!
>>
>>Anyway, Any info is very much appreciated.
>>Merry Xmas to all!
>>Javier
>>
>>
>>
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