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     Alandove Tinkerer Username: Alandove Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2010 Rating: N/A |
I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I bought a C3 on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and discovered that the shutter was stuck at 1/300. Taking it apart for a CLA revealed that the shutter works weren't just gummed up, but actually stuck. Lighter fluid and some gentle prodding eventually released the escapement mechanism, and I saw that the little half-gear has a few bent teeth on the far end. I have no idea how that happened, but suspect I wasn't the first to open the camera. This apppears to be a very uncommon problem - Googling it reveals nothing but this forum thread. Jim, please post here if you eventually find a replacement gear and manage to install it. I'll do the same. I know these cameras are as common as dirt, but would still hate to pitch one in the trash if it's fixable. Alternatively, if your camera has stripped a different gear (not the half-gear, but maybe one of the round ones?), maybe we could swap parts. |