Widelux
Notes: Light Leak
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Repair Note: Turret Light Leak
From the bottom of the turret (I'm 90% sure, not the top), you can drop
out the two light block buffers. The buffers, one on each side, are long
strips of thin steel, bent like U-channel. Inside the U-channel, there
is some kind of spring. Outside the U-channel, black velvet runs down
the length of the strip. This is what presses against the turret. Its
job is easier than on the older chrome bodies, because the turret is
black.
Anyway, just open the bottom plate, then unscrew the small flat tab
you'll see on the side the the turret circle (assuming just the side is
bad, not the other side too). After removing the tab, you'll be able to
pull out the long U-channel buffer strip.
It's a great wedding tool (though I'm not a wedding photog - had one at
my own wedding in Thailand and it *really* helps when the families are
big!) Now I have another one that was donated recently by somebody out
on the net.
Oh wait - it might be something else. Make sure you can actually *see*
the light leak - It could be the shutter instead. When the turret is
cocked (shutter on the left where you have the leak), it sits near the
light block buffer. In this position, the shutter's own light gate could
be slightly open. I kinda doubt it, knowing what I know, but it is
possible. If this is the case, you'll need to check the slip disc around
the bottom of the turret pivot. This is what applies friction to drag
the shutter's light gate - dragging it open when firing, and dragging it
closed when cocking. In addition, the shutter is held cocked (and light
blocked) by a *very* intricate relationship between the turret stop
points (under the turret) and the winder knob gear train (top plate,
right side of camera).
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