8 Apr
2011
8 Apr
'11
1:21 a.m.
Not really. The glass parts wil lcome off
(interchangeable prism and
focussing screen), but it's acloth focal plane shutter, shich is not
the
best thing to flood with lighter fluid. I'd also have to relubricate
all
the bits that need oil anyway.
My expeirence is that flood-cleaning meter movements doesn't work
eitehr.
Well, it would have been too good to be true...
Soemthing else that I have discovered the bad way is that focussing
screens, which are often made of plastic, do *not* like alcohol. They go
all foggy and are permanently ruined.
It's perhaps worth mentioningthat a lot of small
gear trains, in
particualr clocks and watches, but also chutter times, etc, are
supposed
to run with the teeth _dry_, no oil. Yes, you put a drop on each
pivot,
but nowhre else.
The self-timer on my Pontiac Baby Lynx camera had started sticking
after many years of disuse. Some lighter fluid cured that nicely. I did
put a drop of oil on the axles of the gears and AFAIK it still works.
Now that I didn't realise (not that I normally use
silicone
lubricants),
thanks!
One learns a lot by reading mailing lists :-) I haven't tried it myself
but I can well believe it is true.
/Jonas