Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi raimo You're right, mine was binding so the shutter speed dial wouldn't get past the the point where the meter bottomed out. I reinstalled th linkage and it worked fine! Thanks for the info. One thing though, even without the battery the meter will start to rise at around 1/2 or so with 100 ASA. If it's not mentioned in the manual I guess it wasn't used as an adjustment reference. See Ya Javier >>1) Without battery, at which speed and ASA does the meter needle reside in >>the center notch? >> I think it's 1/60 at 100 but I'm not sure. >* without battery the meter is inoperative and the needle should be at the >bottom. >> >>2) With a 1.35 battery at which combination of speed and ASA does the >>needle reside in the center notch. I think it's B or 1/2 at 100 but again >>I'm not sure >* According to the Anleitung with battery installed you should turn the >shutter dial so that the needle will be in the upper rigth corner of the >viewfinder, then you push the battery check button and the needle should >point to the square in the middle. So the ASA has no direct effect, it is >controlled by the shutter dial. The shutter must be cocked and wind lever >not in rest position for the meter to turn on. >> >>3) and finally with ios the nominal impedence for the meter proper. Mine >>had an open circuit and I had to bridge across ac ouple of windings. I get >>3.9K but I'm not sure what it should be. >* This is not mentioned in the Anleitung - instructions. >> >>Anyway, it's a fun little camera to work on but I can see how the linkages >>on the meter might get screwed up. Because the meter doesn't have the >>mechanical travel range, it bottoms out and a red flag appears. If you are >>overpowering or don't see the flag you can wind up wrecking the whole >>meter linkage. >* I´m quite sure that you cannot wreck the linkages in the way you describe >- no warning in the Anleitung. You can operate the shutter dial wholly even >if your speeds are out of the metering range. >>I had thought this narrow range metering scheme had died with the bullseye >>but I guess I was wrong. Still, it's a lovely little camera. I'd love to >>do an SPD/LED conversion on it! >> >>Anyway, Any info is very much appreciated. >>Merry Xmas to all! >>Javier >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information