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I recently did a CLA of my IIIa, nothing major, I didn't tweak anything, mostly the cleaning part. The stop-post for the closing curtain release lever was loose, causing 1/500 and 1/1000 to not open properly. Here's my minor problem, On the slow speed dial, I get it adjusted good but the T setting won't hold the shutter open. (it worked before the CLA so it's not in the timing mechanism) If I get the dial just to where it does work on T, the other speeds are off and/or the T in intermittent, working fine once or twice then not again. Do I just need to keep playing with the adjustment of the dial or is there something else to consider.
It's pretty much how it was originally, the set screw on the knurled knob left a pretty good impression on the groove of the speed disc and that is where it ended up after the CLA, or close anyway.
It's pretty much how it was originally, the set screw on the knurled knob left a pretty good impression on the groove of the speed disc and that is where it ended up after the CLA, or close anyway.
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Vintage35
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I was told in an email to keep trying, the adjustment is persnickety.