Canon P/ Canon 7

[Red Robin]

How is the lever on these cameras put back on properly? I went to exchange levers only to find that looks aside on the outside they are not interchangeable.

 

[rfaspen]

Oh, good question and I hope someone gives us an answer. I was planning to take my Canon 7 wind lever off too. It isn't positioned correctly and I was hoping to put it back in proper orientation.

My experience with this kind of stuff is usually: Try, try again. Repeat.

 

[lukasdinohk]

I owned both Canon P and Canon 7 before. The levers look very similar, but if you look closely they are not the same. I haven't taken them apart so I can't tell if they are interchangeable but what I can tell from my eye inspection the sizes / shapes of them are slightly different.

 

[Mackinaw]

This should help:

Jim B.

 

[Red Robin]

Mackinaw, other view, it's the lever on the face. The delayed-timer lever, and no they are not the same.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Could it be similar to this?

 

[Mackinaw]

Oh, the self-timer. Try this:

Jim B.

 

[Red Robin]

Yes, that's it. The part c-2218 does not end up in the right place. what to do ?

 

[Frontman]

Yes, that's it. The part c-2218 does not end up in the right place. what to do ?

When you remove the lever, the mechanism will turn a fraction more, so the lever will not fit back on. Turn the lever around backward (so it will engage the square shaft) then wind the self timer about 1/3 of a turn. Quickly turn the lever around and set it on before the mechanism unwinds fully. Then replace the retaining screw. I have overhauled many of these cameras, 2 today, as a matter of fact, and did this very job twice.

 

[Red Robin]

Thanks all, it was that fraction that had me stumped, it seemed like such a simple thing but it's all in knowing the procedure. again thanks