Re: stiff Sputnik advance

[Bob Clark <clark@xxxxxxx>]

> 
> OK, this has probably been discussed before and covered in some FAQs
> somewhere - but I'll ask anyway ;-)
> 
> My first roll in in new Sputnik went pretty well, but I remember how very
> hard the advance was to turn as I got to the last frames. Now, upon
> reloading the camera, I can't even advance the roll to the first frame
> without the advance knob frozen up on me!
> 
> Considering how simple and boxy these things are - what could be going
> wrong? Is my film roll too tight? Does the advance knob need lubeing?
> Am I loading it wrong? Too much pressure from the doors?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> LS
> 
> 
I have experienced very difficult advance at the end of a
roll and it was due to the film being slightly misaligned
on the take-up spool.  The film was not loaded perfectly
straight onto the take-up spool and upon winding, it wanted
to spiral off to the side--which it could not do due to
the sides of the film spool.  I could tell that this had
happened when I removed the roll because one side of the
film/paper had been wrinkled slightly as it was forced
against the side of the spool.
-- 
Bob Clark