Re: Viewmaster Camera worth fixing?

[P3D sid herbage <sid@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D wrote:

>     My newly acquired VP mostly works fine.  It winds, cocks the shutter,
> and takes a picture no trouble.   But the wind-stop mechanism isn't
> working.  You just wind and wind and wind without knowing when to stop
> winding or where you are in the roll.
> 
> Question:
> 
>     Anyone familiar with this problem?

Yes, I had a VMP once with this problem. On mine, however, it happened
only about one time in four. I imagined that it was a worn/broken
tooth on a gear or pawl, but I don't actually know.

In my case, I found that if I wound on very gently each time, I
could actually feel the stop OK and it wouldn't skip. The camera was
perfectly useable in this fashion. You could to experiment along these
lines without a film in the camera.

I vaguely recollect that Dalia has a source for VM repairs - you might
want to contact her. I believe she's away right now and may not pick
up on this immediately from the list.

-- 
    ... Sid (sid@xxxxxxxxxx)


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