[Leica] rapidwinder/M2 question

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

I am a little confused by your description but it does not sound 
normal. The gear slipping sound/feel if you hit the rewind button 
during winding is normal but it should do it with both the RW and the 
normal wind. It is not a good thing to do by the way.

The M2 RW has a built in clutch which will slip under heavy loads. Tom 
put it there for some reason I cannot recall right now. Instead of a 
smooth single stroke to wind on the camera, it gives a notchy feel 
which requires multiple strokes to finish the wind. It only comes into 
play if you try to "slam" the wind (which you can do with the normal 
RW).

Hope this helps,

John Collier

On Oct 11, 2004, at 8:50 PM, Summicron1@aol.com wrote:

> just took delivery of an M2 Rapidwinder by Tom A -- a quick question 
> for the
> assembled wisdom:
>
> I have a very early M2, with the button rewind. If i even push 
> slightly on
> the button, by accident, when winding the film it makes a little 
> buzzing
> sound/feel, as if something behind it is bumping along a gear. 
> Otherwise the camera
> is silky smooth wenn wound   using the film advance lever on the camera
>
> When i wind the camera with the winder, but don't touch the button, it 
> also
> makes the same sound, sort of a geary sound, not loud, not harsh, not 
> anything
> bad, just a slight geary buzzing sound and I can feel the button 
> vibrating
> with the sound, ie 1:1 whatever is making the sound is hitting 
> something behind
> the button.
>
> Is this bad? Is this normal? Is it just the gears and thingies being 
> pushed
> around in a different torque/direction?
>
> Camera was just purchased last year pretty much unused and serviced by 
> Sherry
> Krauter last fall, should be tip-top. I feel no hesitation/drag in the
> winder, just the geary noise.   Wouldn''t even worry about it at all 
> except it's a
> noise. just wondering if any of you others iwth an button rewind M2 
> and winder
> notice the same thing.
>
> that's assuming anyone else with a button m2 uses a winder. There 
> aren't that
> many, i see tom is planning another 100 this year.
>
> charlie trentelman
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