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Subject: [Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Wed May 23 19:47:05 2007
References: <200705220144.l4M1i7Zf027318@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4654D595.3010408@concentric.net> <007101c79da8$3d731fd0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <4654F8A6.6070105@san.rr.com> <a3f189160705231936x66af4851n4abb5630c40b7e85@mail.gmail.com>
Sonny Carter wrote:
> Looks like pilot error to me...over tight tripod screw.ping!
>
Sorry Sonny, the tripod socket did not fail, or tear out of the base.
The body casting (?) failed.
It looks like a non-ductile (brittle) fracture of the body itself. From
the picture, it appears that
the tripod socket is only attached to the base plate. Is that the case?
Jerry
Replies:
Reply from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
In reply to:
Message from rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)