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Author Message   Aphototaker Tinkerer Username: Aphototaker Post Number: 140 Registered: 12-2009 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 03:14 pm:    Problem appears to have been solved! I took out the speed governor (thanks a ton, Harryrag!) and studies the mechanism carefully. I could make the shutter cock by turning the winding shaft with a pair of pliers past the release lever lock. To get the same effect, I reseated the base of the lens part of the base of the camera such that the rack gear would make the winding shaft turn past the critical point. I am going to reassemble the camera and see how it goes. Further, since I have taken out the speed governor, I suppose I verify the speeds I am getting with my speed tester.