P3D Re: Nimslo shutter

[Alan Lewis <3-d@xxxxxxxx>]

Hayden asks:

> I have a Nimslo made in Japan that is not working. I have replaced the
> batteries however the shutters are not working, nor is there a "green"
> or "red" light in the view finder. I would like to fix it, any ideas
> were to start?
> 

I'd say 1/3 of the Nimslo's that I buy are this way.  Even ones that are
brand new, never out of box.

I have run across about two of them that I cannot fix at all.  You
always need parts cameras, especially for the odd battery cover that is
missing, or the film advance tab that breaks off.

You can usually revive a Nimslo by looking at these areas:

First: you should buy the Reel 3-d book on the Nimslo, it references the
areas to look at.

1) Make sure the batteries are in in the right orientation (sorry, I
have to include this simple one)
2) Clean the copper tab in the bottom of the battery compartment using a
pencil eraser. ( I had one camera that was missing the tab altogether!)
Also clean the battery cover bottom.
3) Make sure that the tab is putting tension on the battery cover when
you install the cover.  Is your metal battery cover completing the
ground path to the camera body?
4) Anything else requires that you remove the lens cover panel.  This is
where the book comes in handy.

    Inside of the camera there are two areas of concern: A wire spring
clip that rests against a pin, and a magnetic contact at just under the
viewfinder area.

The spring clip needs to be cleaned where it contacts the pin.

The magnetic contact needs to be cleaned.  I clean the contact by
wetting an strip of cardboard cut from an index card with rubbing
alcohol. I wedge this into the contact area and move back and forth
making sure that it is contacting both the magnet and the metal contact
plate.
If this doesn't work, I use very fine sandpaper between the contacts to
lightly abrade them. Then use alcohol again.

A tip on removing the lens panel:  I found that you only have to remove
part of the leatherette to remove the panel.  What I do is make a single
knive cut thru the leatherette in the thin section below the lens plate,
in the center of the camera.  Peel the material back in both directions
until you just uncover the two lens panel screws on each side of the
panel.  Remove the panel.
The leatherette will join back together with an almost invisible seam,
and is out of obvious sight.  This avoids the complete removal of
leatherette, and the difficulty in getting it back on the camera in
perfect alignment and trying to get it re-glued.

Remember, you always need a parts camera or two.  ;-)
-- 
Alan Lewis  
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