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Fredtheoyster
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Username: Fredtheoyster
Post Number: 3
Registered: 09-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 12:18 am: | 
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Hello all,
Wondering if someone could help me - I'm a UK based enthusiast currently trying to restore an Argus C3. I thought it was going to be a nice easy one, but unfortunately one of the gears in the shutter speed escapement assembly has stripped a tooth and the unit needs replacing. Could anyone be kind enought to supply me with one? If the age of the camera is important in getting the right part, I can say the camera has 7 marked shutter speeds, a coated Cintar lens and the film reminder dial on the back. Many thanks! Jim |
Adrian
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Username: Adrian
Post Number: 319
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 01:40 am: |
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Fred,
If no-one comes up with it here, it might be worth Googling the Argus Collectors Group - being largely US based, I suspect they have parts C3s coming out of their ears, whereas I've only ever seen two here in the UK - and getting in touch with them. |
Alandove
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Username: Alandove
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 07:34 am: |
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I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I bought a C3 on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and discovered that the shutter was stuck at 1/300. Taking it apart for a CLA revealed that the shutter works weren't just gummed up, but actually stuck. Lighter fluid and some gentle prodding eventually released the escapement mechanism, and I saw that the little half-gear has a few bent teeth on the far end.
I have no idea how that happened, but suspect I wasn't the first to open the camera. This apppears to be a very uncommon problem - Googling it reveals nothing but this forum thread.
Jim, please post here if you eventually find a replacement gear and manage to install it. I'll do the same. I know these cameras are as common as dirt, but would still hate to pitch one in the trash if it's fixable. Alternatively, if your camera has stripped a different gear (not the half-gear, but maybe one of the round ones?), maybe we could swap parts. |
Fredtheoyster
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Username: Fredtheoyster
Post Number: 7
Registered: 09-2010
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 04:25 am: |
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Hi Alan,
Well that's two instances of the problem now, but Googling will still only produce this thread!!!
Haven't looked at the camera for a while, just resurrecting the thread here! I think the half gear was intact and the tooth had broken off the smaller one it drives.
I can check that out if you like. I can't do very much with the camera as it is, so I would be prepared to let the escapement go to you if you want it, please PM me if this is of interest.
Cheers,
Jim |
Nucleobyte
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Username: Nucleobyte
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 05:30 pm: |
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I just got finished taking apart a C3 I bought on a certain large auction site described as "shutter works perfectly" only to find the escapement doesn't wind down past half-way and there are several bent teeth on the first large gear in the series. Once it finishes de-rusting I'm going to try straightening the teeth. There must be some way these get caught up and forced to bend gear teeth. |
Alandove
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Username: Alandove
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 09:48 am: |
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Nucleobyte, don't force it too much or you'll strip the gears that mesh with that one. They're brass, so I think they're pretty easy to mess up. I just sent a PM to Fredtheoyster to see if I can acquire his escapement. Perhaps we can all swap gears if different ones are stripped. |
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