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[OM] Re: Now that my winder is fixed... on to the 2n !

Subject: [OM] Re: Now that my winder is fixed... on to the 2n !
From: Manuel Viet <oly@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:40:22 +0200
Le mardi 21 Juin 2005 14:34, John Hermanson a écrit :
> Shutter speed ball bearing should be lubed with a grease, like 023
> photolube.

Please excuse my question if it looks stupid, but I'm not an english native 
speaker, and I'm not sure that this exact product is available in France, so 
when you speak of a grease, is it because it feels semi-solid (opposite to 
oil which would be liquid) or because it's of animal origin instead of 
vegetal or mineral ? Is there a more "general purpose" grease which would 
match this specialized one, just in case I can't find it (like, I don't 
know... sewing machine or hair cutter mineral lube) ?

> Could be that the body is so used that a track has worn into the 
> clicks of the ss dial, causing the bb to get caught and jam at each detent.

You mean that normaly each "hole" is a round cup not connected to the previous 
and following one ? In that case, yes, there's now a fairly deep track 
between holes. Guess that's the source of my problem. Maybe I should start to 
stock out of order bodies, as a source of parts for repairs. Not that I don't 
value the job of true professionals, but all the remaning olympus specialists 
seem to be in the USA nowdays, and that's very, very far for me.

-- 
Manuel Viet

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