OK. So how do I lubricate the shutter or realign an escapement? And what is CLA? I'm looking for step by step DIY procedures, if possible. Thanks, Andy
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Either the shutter lubrication is getting stiff or an escapement is > out > of alignment.. One thing though, the rear shutter curtain must close > to allow the mirror to drop. Getting the mirror to drop without that > happening won't cause it to. > > Andy Danzig wrote: >> Thanks for the response. I wish it was just the mirror sticking. >> When I remove the lens and pull the mirror down, it flips right back >> up, continuing the exposure. >> when I did advance the film, the shutter reset. >> Although, this doesn't always happen. >> Andy >> >> P >> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. >> >> On Aug 19, 2008, at 2:32 AM, Cotty wrote: >> >> >>> On 18/8/08, Andy Danzig, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>> >>>> I have a 1979 Pentax MX. Every few years the shutters locks open. >>>> The camera will be working great and without warning, in the middle >>>> of >>>> a roll, the shutter will lock open and won't release. I'm tired of >>>> sending it off for service and am looking for help to troubleshoot >>>> this problem myself. >>>> Any advice or information you can provide is greatly appreciated. >>>> >>> You say the shutter locks open - is it indeed still exposing or is >>> it >>> just the mirror in the up position? >>> >>> Is the mirror sticking to the spongy mirror-stops? Next time it >>> locks >>> open, remove the lens and see if the mirror is still up. If so, try >>> carefully helping it down with your finger, see if it finishes the >>> exposure. >>> >>> Easy to see in a test - remove lens and film back and operate while >>> observing. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Cotty >>> >>> >>> ___/\__ >>> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >>> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >>> _____________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word > alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
