Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] DIY DMR repair
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 20:38:53 -0400
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Thank goodness you could fix it!!  I'd hate for you to be without your DMR
any length of time.

Tina

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> This morning I managed to knock the DMR's control wheel off and after
> calming down I gathered the parts and figured out where they all belonged.
>
> There are three loose parts when the control wheel comes off: the wheel
> itself, the set button, and a tiny ball bearing that enables the wheel's
> click-stop detents.  The ball bearing sits in a little hollow on the left
> rim of the ridge surrounding the contacts on the DMR.  The 'set' button is
> placed loose in the center of the contacts, then the control wheel just
> snaps back in place.
>
> It looks like the three lobes surrounding the 'set' button are not equal
> size so it seemed easier to snap the wheel back in place when I snapped the
> right side down first.  YMMV.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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