Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Of course you did, because you had to. And you have replaced Leica cloth shutters for the same reason. Jerry John Collier wrote: > Things have changed a good deal in forty years. I have rebuilt many > Lucas (and many other) products with little or no trouble. Occasionally > an armature, field coil or rotor will have an internal short which does > not make it economical to repair but that usually is only a problem > when ham fisted mechanics use air impacts to disassemble alternators. I > have also repaired armatures, rotors and fields on equipment that was > irreplaceable. > > John Collier > > On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 03:44 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > One doesn't try to "fix" a Lucas starter, generator or regulator > > when they are burned out. Exchange for a rebuilt one, and hope > > that it is rebuilt in the USA. > > > > Don't get me started on the shitty English rubber products for > > autos, like John Bull radiator hoses, Avon fan belts or Dunlop > > tyres! > > > > My last British car was 40 years ago, and my blood still boils > > thinking about it! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html