At 00:47 15.02.99 +0100, you wrote:
>I have a Winder 2 which works but acts strange. When releasing the button,
>a picture is immediately taken. But then goes, maybe 1/2 second, while
>there is a buzzing sound (like the motor tries to wind the film but the
>drives are not connected to eachother) until the film is actually winded.
>
>Do anyone know what might be the problem? (It is not in the camera, since
>it works nicely with a Motor Drive 1).
>
Hello Claes,
I bought my Winder 2 used, and after some time I found out that my winder
behaves in the same way. To find the reason for it I dismounted it. The
reason is a pure mechanical problem. Inside the winder there is a plate
with a gear which runs free for a short time after releasing the shutter.
Usually the axis on which the plate with that gear is mounted is turning
such fast that it turns the plate just by speed. I expect that old sticking
grease caused stopping the movement. So cleaned the plate with gears
keeping it in alcohol for a while. This improved the performance of the
winder so that I´m satisfied with it now, but would not suggest to clean it
by yourself unless your are experienced with this kind of work.
Wolfgang
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Wolfgang Theissen
Tinkhofstraße 63
D-45731 Waltrop
Germany
email: wtheissen@xxxxxxxxxx
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