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T_merc
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Username: T_merc
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 03:35 pm: | 
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I opened up the top cover of a Canonet QL19E (I think) to find a loose mirror lying in there next to the galvanometer needle!. In the photo below, the piece that was loose is marked A and I think this is where it should go. I cannot figure out though how it stays fixed there. Should it be glued to the piece marked B? If so what glue should I use & how?
Thanks,
T. Merc |
Harryrag
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Username: Harryrag
Post Number: 136
Registered: 05-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 05:26 am: |
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Your assumption is right, A goes to B here.
Sometimes traces of old cement reveal the mirror's original position.
But before reglueing you have to check first if there is enough room for the meter needle and its counterweight above the mirror to move freely. So do not put the mirror neither too high nor too low, its correct position should level with the slightly wider lens-like glass of the RF to the left of your "A" arrow.
Epoxy cures too fast for any corrections necessary, that is why I often prefer contact glue for that purpose. |
T_merc
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Username: T_merc
Post Number: 4
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 07:36 pm: |
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Thank you, that was very helpful. I will try it out this weekend. |
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