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Rob Holz
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 11:34 pm: | 
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Hi. I'm Rob. I have a Kodak Signet 35 camera which I've kept for the past 25 years. I recently took it in to a shop to get the shutter mechanism cleaned as the shutters were sticking. It worked well for 1 1/2 films. Now the shutters won't even close. I'm going to have to take the shutters out altogether. I would like to know if anyone has the documentation for me to do the repair work myself. |
rick oleson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2004 - 10:58 am: |
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Hi Rob: I think I have something at home, it's not on this computer; email me later.
The Signet 35 shutter is not very powerful and it's very sensitive to cleanliness. I don't think you need to "take them out altogether", just open up the front and clean the mechanism with lighter fluid. The shutter is easy to open: unscrew the front element and you should be able to remove the front panel from the shutter for access.
rick : )= |
Curt Saxton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2004 - 06:33 pm: |
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Hi Rob, (and Rick)
Try www.daniel.mitchell
I think you'll find plenty of valuable info on Dan's excellent site. Keep up the good work Dan. Hope this helps. Curt In Canada. |
David
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2004 - 07:10 pm: |
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There are several variations of the shutter over the camera's lifetime. Kodak knew of some of the problems with the shutter and attempted to fix them by changing a few parts. I have the Kodak repair manual. I could xerox the relevant pages. |
Dan Mitchell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 09:20 am: |
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Like David said, there were some parts that caused problems on early versions. Another thing the service manual describes is conversion to X sync. You take out the pallet and star wheel at the top of the shutter and bend the flash contact slightly. That flash escapement can cause problems. So, unless you plan on using old M flash bulbs, you might as well remove it and see if that is what is causing the problem. |
Rob Holz
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 11:10 am: |
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David didn't add his e-mail address to the posting. Yes, I can really use the pages. I'd like to get started asap, but without any reference material, I'm not even going to try. I don't have any camera experience. Car, motorcycle, small engines, yeah, but cameras...
David, could you please send me the pages? Thank you so much.
Rob |
Dan Mitchell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 12:08 pm: |
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I have scanned and uploaded the service manual and parts diagrams for this shutter. Note that these are 150dpi scans and were scanned from an old photocopy. They look OK on the computer.
If you need them:
http://daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/signet35/downloads.html |
Rob Holz
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 11:27 pm: |
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To Dan, Thanks a Million.
I finished it up today. My first try in camera repair, and the patient lives to fight another day. Thank you so much for the help.
Rob |
Rob Holz
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 11:06 pm: |
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Just a follow up on this dinosaur. I shot off a couple of rolls of film. I got the focus adjusted dead on, and the shutter works mint. I got some great shots off. |
