Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/26

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Subject: [Leica] R8 winder problem
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Wed Jul 26 10:46:04 2006
References: <1DFDF2C5-1D5E-4149-979B-5B56B22CBCA7@charter.net> <44C36B68.5010900@hemenway.com> <26A55E2B-9924-4D36-817A-AABA4716CEC4@dodo.com.au>

I like alcohol, for many reasons.

Jim

Rick Dykstra wrote:
> Slobo, Jim,  while I love the cotton swap part, could I suggest that  
> contact cleaning fluid be used instead of alcohol?  I used alcohol  for 
> years and had years worth of problems with my R8 electrics.   Switched 
> to CRC CO Contact Cleaner and hey presto, the camera works  like Solms 
> intended.  The CO isn't for carbon monoxide.  :-)
> 
> Please, give it a try.
> 
> Rick.
> 
> On 23/07/2006, at 10:28 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> Slobo:
>>
>> Try cleaning ALL those gold contacts with a cotton swab dipped in  
>> alcohol... both on the camera, IN the back of the camera, and on  the 
>> winder. Has always worked for me since someone here told me the  same 
>> thing about three years ago.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>
>>> I can't seem to get the winder to work.
>>> The batteries are fresh, and it reads as such in the rear window.
>>> Anyone else have any experience with these?
>>> Slobodan Dimitrov
>>> Studio G-8,
>>> Angels Gate Cultural Center
>>> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] R8 winder problem)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] R8 winder problem)
Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] R8 winder problem)