P3D Re: Kodak problems

[benbow@xxxxxxxxxxx (Jim Benbow)]

In PHOTO-3D digest 3322 Sid Herbage <sid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>At 02:54 PM 5/17/99 -0600, Jeremy Illingworth wrote:
>>Has anybody ever had any trouble with their Kodak's advance?  Mine
>>skips a couple of frames per roll and does a one perf wide overlap on
>>four or five on each roll.  Is this common?  Is there a known fix?
>
>This same thing came up some time ago a short time after I'd finished
>investigating/fixing the problem on my Kodak. This is what I posted
>then if it's of any help:
>
>This is from memory but there is a pawl on the take-up shaft axis
>that acts as a ratchet (I think it's the largest lever on the shaft).

I had an advancing problem when I first got my Kodak. On mine the lever under
(when the camera is upside down) the pawl had gotten sticky in its movement. If
I moved it a few times it would loosen up and work. However, after sitting for a
while it would stick again. My assumption was that some lubricant had gotten
stiff over the years.
I cleaned the area with a little alcohol. This seems to have taken care of the
problem for the most part. It still does it once in a while. I just chalk it up
to a regular maintenance job and clean it again after a few rolls.

I'm certainly no expert here. Anybody have any other suggestions?


Jim Benbow
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