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Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 304
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 12:37 pm: | 
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Got an Agfa Solinette (II) from a friend who dismantled most of the shutter, then couldn't figure out how to put it back together. So I wound up with it. Got the shutter back together in about a half hour (including cleaning the escapement and timer), then I found out why he tore it down. The spring on the bottom of the main lever that puts tension on the blade pusher was broken, and the shutter would not open unless it was 180 degrees from vertical. Then the blade pusher would fall in place, and do it's job. Otherwise, it would miss the pusher post, and hit the sync, bending the sync all out of shape.
I was able to get the sync back in some kind of shape, but it really should be replaced. And I'm no good at making springs, especially thin ones. And I don't know what the final shape of the spring is anyway, because that part was missing when I got the disassembly. So I could use the sync, and the blade pusher spring from an Agfa Solinette with the 3.5/50 Apotar in a Prontor-SV shutter. Or a shutter with those parts still attached, if you don't want to tear one down. Don't need the escapement or timer.
The spring in question, and my feeble attempt to make a replacement.
Thanks,
PF |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 175
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 - 05:12 pm: |
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Phil,
Send me a PM, I have most parts for Compur shutters available as new old stock and I'm pretty sure I can locate this spring..
Bill |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 305
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 - 07:37 pm: |
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PM sent.
PF |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 306
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 06:57 pm: |
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Bill, I'll have to get you some better photos of what I'm talking about.
PF |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 189
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 - 03:05 pm: |
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Phil, just had a look but i don't have spareparts for the Prontor-SV. But found an image showing were that spring is situated.
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Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 307
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 - 10:28 pm: |
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That would be the culprit, Hans. Thanks. I'm also glad to see the shape of the cut-out in the hook is the same as mine. I was afraid it might be worn.
PF |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 318
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 06:48 am: |
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Bill, neither of your parts match the ones I need. Too much variation in these shutters when the sync is in a different place.
PF |
