Re: Hard-to-wind Realist

["KENNETH LUKER" <KLUKER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Has anyone had any experience "loosening" the film advance mechanism on
> a later model Realist 3.5?  The knob turns a little "roughly" with no
> film, and takes a lot of effort to turn when advancing film.

I suspect that you have a broken clutch spring.  There is a pawl that 
pushes the clutch spring's end so as to unwind the spring slightly 
during the film advance, thus freeing the axle of the takeup spool 
so it will turn.  If the spring is broken, the pawl can't loosen the 
spring's grip on the axle, and the winding is very rough, or even 
impossible.  Ron Zakowski has extra springs, or you can send the 
camera to him for repair.  See the products and services list.
Ken Luker
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Kenneth Luker, Assistant Director
Systems and Technical Services
Marriott Library
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
KLUKER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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