Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At least this time there is no mention of vice grips and hammers in the repair ;-) Glad to read that you solved this though and can keep that DMR in action. Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 4 November 2012 01:38, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > This morning I managed to knock the DMR's control wheel off and after > calming down I gathered the parts and figured out where they all belonged. > > There are three loose parts when the control wheel comes off: the wheel > itself, the set button, and a tiny ball bearing that enables the wheel's > click-stop detents. The ball bearing sits in a little hollow on the left > rim of the ridge surrounding the contacts on the DMR. The 'set' button is > placed loose in the center of the contacts, then the control wheel just > snaps back in place. > > It looks like the three lobes surrounding the 'set' button are not equal > size so it seemed easier to snap the wheel back in place when I snapped the > right side down first. YMMV. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >