----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: Removing film from a dead EOS-1? &Alcatraz (was: LCD-screen going faint on EOS-1?
> On 2 Nov 2003 at 22:32, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote: > Okay, during a holiday trip the problem got even more interesting: > after a few more erratic faint-screen-sessions (yet taking pix fine) > it now refuses to do anything, with only a faint blinking of the film > transport symbol. Battery is fine. > The most challenging part is that I have a film stuck inside, > infrared no less....no way I can trust a Canon repair-shop with that. > > Hence the most important question: > Can I pull the film out with force? > (note that HIE is way stronger than ordinary film, so that would be > the least problem....I just need to be sure that there isn't some > kind of worm-gear inside, preventing any motion of the film take-up > spool....direct drive would be best of course, without any gears > between motor and spool) > > Willem-Jan Markerink Hi Willem-Jan, At various times, I've removed film from an EOS body. A gentle pull is OK. I've just checked it on my EOS10 body using a film I keep to test matters like this. There's a little resistance at first, and then the take-up spool rotates freely, and that's it. When reloaded, the take-up spool regains its slight resistance. Cheers Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
