Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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