Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] I'm trying to restore a Leica 1a - need shutter
From: Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 19:19:28 -0500
References: <20021207000100.3597.qmail@web12602.mail.yahoo.com>

Repairing a Leica is similar to repairing any other specialized instrument.

It does need a couple specialized tools.   If optical adjustment is 
needed, a lot of specialized
tools to get it right.

It does need to know which screws to turn, how much to turn them, what 
lubricants to use (or
not to use).

But it isn't magic.  Mortals can learn it.  And guess what - there are 
sources of information,
like the web site, like the repair manuals!

Vick



Bern DelGado wrote:

>Mere mortals, indeed!
>I've noticed that repairpersons will tell you how
>elaborate a repair maybe, but they never tell you the
>little recalibrations that are just little screwturns.
>Then again  most charge extra to the people who come
>in w/ repairs that they have botched & cant
>reassemble.
>FOr anyone curious, heres a good site where a photo
>teacher has done a lot of DIY to leica copies:
>http://www.pusang-puti.0catch.com/
>
>file it under : Teach a man to fish....
>
>-Bernard DelGado
>  
>


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