    
Jan Dvorak
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 10:48 pm: | |
SUCCESS!
I am happy to report that the operation was successful and patient is on the way to recovery. It was the heat that did the trick - I let the camera sit within 4 inches of a 60w table lamp (with the selenium meter window covered, just in case) and after about 1 hour of basking in the heat the helicoid responded to my efforts. At first the movement required a lot of force, after 5 minutes of soaking the helicoid threads with lighter fluid and letting it penetrate into the grooves, movement became a lot easier. Probably a little more tinkering and adding a proper helicoid lubricant will finalize the repair. Next, the rangefinder mirror will be re-glued, rangefinder re-calibrated and all should be well again.
Thanks for the hints,
Jan |