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Matt_s
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Username: Matt_s
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 01:58 pm: | 
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Hello. We've had a Pax M4 for some time now and I just got it out of storage to try and test it out. seems everything works well except for the film crank does not seem to advance the film. I cant even get it loaded properly. Any ideas on what could cause this? Bad spring perhaps? This seems like it may be a simple fix but I have never attempted to repair a vintage camera. Thanks for any info. |
Foto_gaga
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Username: Foto_gaga
Post Number: 22
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 08:10 pm: |
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Try spinning the sprocket wheel inside and see if it all snaps back like it should and works again. Your advance lever isn't frozen is it? |
Matt_s
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Username: Matt_s
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 10:24 am: |
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The advance lever works fine. When cranking though the sprocket only turns a little bit. If I move the sprocket by hand it will sometimes lock the lever but a push of the shutter release will unlock lever but not release shutter. if i release the shutter and crank again the sprocket will sometimes advance as what seems to be normal operation. |
Matt_s
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Username: Matt_s
Post Number: 3
Registered: 07-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 06:41 pm: |
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Anyone? |
