I have also seen cameras where the customer had applied "only a little" 3 IN
1 oil to the "gears under the mirror". By the time I got the camera the
whole inside of the mirror box and film chamber was wet and shiney from
spreading oil. I don't know how WD40 would behave.
Perhaps a little WD40 on the shutter speed dial ghot it moving but will the
shutter still be working properly 3 months from now? Maybe it will.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] The Freezer Test - Mixed Results - WD-40??
> > I have an old uncoated tessar lens on a 3x4 Graflex SLR. The
aperture
> >ring was very stiff. A squirt of WD-40 brought it to life after 40+
years
> >of non-use.
>
> Folks might want to check the archives. Search on "WD-40," "John H.,"
> "Camtech," "no-no."
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
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