[LargeFormat] Compound Shutters

[Clive Warren]

At 8:38 pm -0700 20/5/03, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Clive Warren"
>Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:20 PM
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>>a good chance of sorting them. The shutter I am
>>considering is running too fast on the slower speeds so I may simply look
>>for another one which is less worn.
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>   First, try tightening the end caps of the barrel. If they
>are even slightly loose there can be an air leak which will
>speed up the slow speeds.
>   You may have to remove the caps and replace the paper
>liners which act as gaskets. I seriously doubt the piston or
>cylender is worn. Again, overall speed adjustment is by
>means of an eccentric which adjusts the main spring tension.

Richard,

Thank you very much for your posts. This is exactly the information I 
needed to sort out the fast slow (well it makes sense to me!) speeds 
on the compound shutter.

Now all that is needed is the time to do the work!

Looks as though the continuous rain we have been suffering is now 
heavy showers and hopefully Sunday will be a shooting day.

Have a great holiday weekend.

Cheers,
        Clive