[LargeFormat] CLA

[Jim Brick]

At 04:05 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Les Newcomer wrote:

>One is, remove the cells, drop the shutter in a zip lock bag pour in some 
>lighter fluid, let marinate over night.  then dry with canned air, let it 
>'vapor off' for a day or two, put the cells back in and your ready for a 
>day on the grassy knoll in Dallas.
>
>I see two faults with this system:   1. It doesn't put any lubricant back 
>in. Now I've heard people say they've run their shutters for years without 
>a problem.


I remember watching my father-in-law CLA a watch and an old shutter by 
using kerosine rather than lighter fluid. Kerosine, when evaporated, leaves 
a slight film of lubricant.

Jim