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Charles Fallis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 10:10 pm: | 
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Hey, Jon. Any ideas about the best material for replacing the pad in an Electro 35 GT? And does an MG-1 use the same kind of pad? |
Winfried
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 02:41 am: |
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You probably can cut it from any plastic material which is approx. 2 mm thick. The softer it is, the weaker the Yashica clunk will be. But it has to be semi-rigid. I think any kind of solid rubber will be suitable.
I don't know whether the MG1 has an identical pad but the mechanism seems similar. The pad was abandoned in later designs such as the 35FC, CC and GX. |
Henry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 07:46 am: |
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A piece cut from the sole of an old pair of shoes has worked nicely for me.
Konica SLR's have a similar pad hidden deep in the mirror mechanism that allows the camera to auto-release when it is worn and deteriorated.
Yashica rangefinders and Konica SLR's--my mind must be wandering this morning.
Henry |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 07:59 am: |
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Ideal is solid neoprene (not the sponge form). This is not easy to find, but if you go to the hardware store and look for the smallest available faucet washer, you may have a good start. Otherwise, an old sink pad, tennis shoe rubber, something like that. Stay away from using a large rubber band. Those either get hard or get gummy with time.
Jon |
Charles Fallis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 08:53 am: |
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Thanks Jon. The faucet washer idea seems best to me. Those things last forever. |
Jay
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 07:22 pm: |
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This is probably quite random, but I used rubber from old bicycle brake pads. Semi-rigid and seems to last forever. |
