Don H Marks Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Seems "BOLEX USA/PROCAM" no longer services Bolex. I got the response below yesterday: Quote Hello, unfortunately, Bolex repairs are no longer supported at this time, sorry. DS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Here it is ready to be opened. Lenses are removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Be careful not to get impaled by the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 These screws need to come out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Remove the reflex finder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 Remove the 6mm nut and the screws holding the turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 The turret slides off the shutter blades. Be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 The removing these screws allows the mechamism to come out of the case. Press in the film cutter. Don't damage the film counter wheel on the way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 Inner workings are exposed. I remove the film counter to keep it from being damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 This camera has the older style governor bucket. It needed to be cleaned and re-lubed. There are a lot of opinions of what to do here. This is my own personal camera and I used some moly lube and it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 One of the sprockets was too high. I don't have the height measuring blocks, so I did some trial and error until it loaded smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 I don't have the gauge for the claw. I used a piece of film. The claw was too low so it was bent up a touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 I cleaned various spinning parts with alcohol and then re-oiled and greased various things until it ran smooth. I did not take the motor out or take the spring apart. After re-assembly, Wow! I never ran so smooth. All ready for some 100ft loads, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 The light meter was calibrated to k = 14.03 with a zinc cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 The stop-down lever of the 5.5mm lens was bent. I disassembled it and bent it back straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 The helicoid was disassemble, cleaned and re-greased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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