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Spent a full day on a stuck shutter blade in a Minolta X-700
I had this X-700 where one blade was just frozen, and I kept trying my usual solvents and gentle nudges with a spudger. It turned out a tiny bit of old, hardened foam from the light seal had migrated and glued itself to the blade's pivot point, which I only found after taking the whole curtain assembly apart. Has anyone else run into foam residue causing a jam like that, and what's your go-to cleaner for it?
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shane_park9215d ago
That "hardened foam from the light seal" is such a sneaky problem. I've definitely found gunk in weird places that caused similar jams. For old foam residue, I usually start with a little isopropyl alcohol on a swab.
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the_terry14d ago
Absolutely, that old foam turns into concrete. I had a Minolta where it crumbled into the film chamber and jammed the advance gears. Isopropyl is the move, but you gotta be careful with painted surfaces. A plastic spudger helps scrape the big chunks first.
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foster.jordan14d agoProlific Poster
Ever scraped so hard you found a new gear?
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