Re: MX Advance Lever Question
Tell you what, you don't need special tool for the job. Don't be fooled by the holes. Just use a piece of rubber will do. When done correctly, it won't got loosen again. When overtighten, it can break. So beware. regards, Alan Chan Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever stuck and would jump erratically with movement of the lever. I realized that this occurred when I had hand tightened the rotating disk on top of the film advance lever. So, it was pretty obvious that this disk was overtightened and screwing up everything. I had to fashion a paper clip tool to loosen the disk and all was well. So, my question is how loose should the disk on top of the film advance lever be? I ask this because it seems to spin loose quite easily and I just spin it back with my finger. It's not a big deal but why did the engineers design something to be so finicky? Thanks for the mechanical and historical information. _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: MX Advance Lever Question
There is no doubt the nut should be tight and the lever should be free. I don't know the MX, but to me it sounds like there's a spacer missing under the nut. Perhaps it (the nut) came right off some time and the washer was lost? The solution is to make a washer. It probably needs to be only a few hundredths of a millimetre thick. Mylar sheet is good for this and easier to handle than metal shim material. There is no washer for the MX winding lever. I cannot imagine how the lever would affect the film counter this way, although they belong to the same assembly. regards, Alan Chan _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: MX Advance Lever Question
Don't forget you can dpwnload the MX servie manual: http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm Thank's Mark ! Michel Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever stuck and would jump erratically with movement of the lever. I realized that this occurred when I had hand tightened the rotating disk on top of the film advance lever. So, it was pretty obvious that this disk was overtightened and screwing up everything. I had to fashion a paper clip tool to loosen the disk and all was well. So, my question is how loose should the disk on top of the film advance lever be? I ask this because it seems to spin loose quite easily and I just spin it back with my finger. It's not a big deal but why did the engineers design something to be so finicky? Thanks for the mechanical and historical information. _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
MX Advance Lever Question
Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever stuck and would jump erratically with movement of the lever. I realized that this occurred when I had hand tightened the rotating disk on top of the film advance lever. So, it was pretty obvious that this disk was overtightened and screwing up everything. I had to fashion a paper clip tool to loosen the disk and all was well. So, my question is how loose should the disk on top of the film advance lever be? I ask this because it seems to spin loose quite easily and I just spin it back with my finger. It's not a big deal but why did the engineers design something to be so finicky? Thanks for the mechanical and historical information. -Chris - | Chris Comer | |VP of Projects | | UGA Habitat for Humanity| | E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Phone : 706-613-7405 (cell) | -
Re: MX Advance Lever Question
There is something wrong with the wind mechanism. That top disk is supposed to be tight. On my trash/mule MX I tightened it as much as I could with out snapping it off and it made no difference the the feel of the wind lever. (left hand thread for anyone else fooling with it) BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever stuck and would jump erratically with movement of the lever. I realized that this occurred when I had hand tightened the rotating disk on top of the film advance lever. So, it was pretty obvious that this disk was overtightened and screwing up everything. I had to fashion a paper clip tool to loosen the disk and all was well. So, my question is how loose should the disk on top of the film advance lever be? I ask this because it seems to spin loose quite easily and I just spin it back with my finger. It's not a big deal but why did the engineers design something to be so finicky? Thanks for the mechanical and historical information.
Re: MX Advance Lever Question
There is no doubt the nut should be tight and the lever should be free. I don't know the MX, but to me it sounds like there's a spacer missing under the nut. Perhaps it (the nut) came right off some time and the washer was lost? The solution is to make a washer. It probably needs to be only a few hundredths of a millimetre thick. Mylar sheet is good for this and easier to handle than metal shim material. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Christopher Comer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 5:24 AM Subject: MX Advance Lever Question Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever stuck and would jump erratically with movement of the lever. I realized that this occurred when I had hand tightened the rotating disk on top of the film advance lever. So, it was pretty obvious that this disk was overtightened and screwing up everything. I had to fashion a paper clip tool to loosen the disk and all was well. So, my question is how loose should the disk on top of the film advance lever be? I ask this because it seems to spin loose quite easily and I just spin it back with my finger. It's not a big deal but why did the engineers design something to be so finicky? Thanks for the mechanical and historical information. -Chris - | Chris Comer | |VP of Projects | | UGA Habitat for Humanity| | E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Phone : 706-613-7405 (cell) | -
