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brano

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Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 08:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I am trying to repair a Minolta Hi-Matic 9 with a stuck shutter blades. So far, I have traced the problem to a bent part in shutter mechanism.

This is my first serious repair and I managed to loose a part (duh!). It is a flat leaf spring that loads the exposure round plate, that one that has contoured edge for seting the exposure values. This spring clicks into one of holes, giving a nice click and tactile feedback when seting exposure. Can someone describe it for me, I could try to make it from some thin spring steel from an old clock: thickness, appx bumps size. According to space available in black end face tube, the length should be 11.0 mm, width 2.8 mm.

This is my first posting, been reading for just a week or so. It is good to know that there are more people admiring old mechanical miracles.

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