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Flx
Tinkerer
Username: Flx
Post Number: 4
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 05:34 pm: | 
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Hi!
I couldn't find anything on this on the net and i couldn't get a copy of the x-700's service manual yet, so i'm asking here ..
I've been practising loading film with an old roll of already exposed film and after running some of it through the camera i discovered that the pressure plate left large sticky black stains on the film. it appears that the pressure plate of my x-700 has been heavily lubricated or oiled at some time and i wonder if that's alright and supposed to be like that, or if i'd rather remove that stuff. after all, i don't really like having this oily stuff on my film ..
i bought the camera used with the wrong type of batteries in it and one of them upside-down, so i'm a little suspicious.
Felix |
Mndean
Tinkerer
Username: Mndean
Post Number: 198
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 05:58 pm: |
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Felix,
Should be dry as a bone. You can remove the pressure plate and give it a good rinsing in naphtha and dry it with a lintless cloth or just take the whole back door off after the pressure plate and make sure there's no grease/oil on that as well. It's an odd place to find lubricant. Check your film chamber completely just to make sure it hasn't migrated anywhere else. You have good reason to be suspicious, if this is the same camera with the other aforementioned problem. |
Tom_cheshire
Tinkerer
Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 285
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 06:29 pm: |
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"Large sticky black" has all the earmarks of rotted light seal foam that just got in the wrong places. Not lubricant.
Lighter fluid is the panacea here. |
David_nebenzahl
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Username: David_nebenzahl
Post Number: 194
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 07:39 pm: |
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All hail the goddess Naphtha. |
Mndean
Tinkerer
Username: Mndean
Post Number: 199
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 07:45 pm: |
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Never seen a pressure plate with rotted light seal foam on it. Film rails yes. Learn something new every day. |
Flx
Tinkerer
Username: Flx
Post Number: 5
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 08:02 pm: |
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Thanks for answering!
Right, i'll get that stuff off there as soon as possible. I've just had a look at the film chamber and everything else appears to be clean, so no problems there. i did however find a large amount of the very same stuff on the inside of the hinge that indeed looks as if it had once been black foam. so i suppose you're right, it's most likely rotted light seals. i do hope the remainders of the seals are still sufficient, i suppose replacing them isn't exactly easy (or is it?)
i'll have the first roll developed tomorrow and then i'll know about the seals.. assuming they're still sufficient, would i need to do anything else apart from cleaning?
Thanks a lot for helping! |
Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 84
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 08:39 pm: |
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Actually, it's quite easy. Our own Jon Goodman has posted instructions for the Minolta X- series cameras here:
https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/seal/Minolta_X_types.pdf
Jon sells on Ebay as "interslice" and he ships worldwide. His kits are the best; many folks on this forum can testify about the quality of his kits. And he's a great guy too! |
