P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 2703

[Alan.Hancock@xxxxxx (Alan Hancock)]

Wolfgang Sell <vmmasell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:-

> The camera needs a new gasket. You have to remove the back and the front 
> to do it, the only hard part is two hidden screws in the top, that you 
> have to do by "feel", one with the shutter cocked the other with the 
> shutter tripped.
>
> Unsolder the flash contact, after removing the bottom and the back, 
> unhook the spring, remove the four screws holding on the front. Then the 
> hidden screws. The front will then come off but the a/b knob must be 
> rotated out, it has a hook. Change the gasket and reassemble make sure 
> all shutter levers are free to engage the shutter blades. This is a good 
> time to put in a PC plug.
  
  I have been wanting to have these instructions for some time, so pleased 
that they are posted here. The instructions do not mentioned what the 
gasket material should be, can I use leather? , can I buy a replacement 
gasket from anywhere? 

I would rather not take my VM Personal apart without having a suitable 
replacement gasket available. I read in an early PHOTO-3D digest that the 
reason that shutter bounce occurs is because of hardening of the material. 
What are the original gaskets made from, and was the design or material 
ever changed? 

For the benefit of myself and others any advice on what material might be 
suitable would be appreciated. 



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