How do I open up the curtains so I can focus by using the glass thru the back I have the wind up on the side but I can't figure it out. Please help if you know how to do it.
Mike

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On 2002-06-17 17:52, unicorn173 wrote: How do I open up the curtains so I can focus by using the glass thru the back I have the wind up on the side but I can't figure it out. Please help if you know how to do it. Mike

Gees, I actually had to pull my Speed out to check this... Been too long...

It depends on what Speed you have. As long as the focal plane (rear) shutter is functional and winds, you should have no problem.
First, wind the shutter and look through the little window just below the winding key. You should see a 'T' scroll by and it should click. That's far enough. If you went further, don't worry you'll just have to trip it more.
Then the swith just below the window. It has 3 positions. "Trip, Back and Front". With the shutter wound, you have to move this switch to Trip. It has to be pushed into the body to move it as a safety feature. When you trip the shutter, you'll see the numbers in the window move. Trip it until the number zero displays. The shutter should be open.
To disable the rear shutter after it's open, push the trip switch into the body and move it to the "Front" position.
If you open the back of the camera, you should be able to see right through to the lens now.
If you have an older speed, the process is similar, but I'd have to dig out another camera for that

the Anniversary and before are easier, just wind or trip the shutter until the "0" apprears.

And remember "O" is for open, T is for trouble.

(Actually its for time, but the shutter is completely closed on T and if you use the front shutter, you'll be in "Trouble with a capital T that rhymes with P that stand for >>>photograph" okay so Robert Preston did it better.

I have a similar question on my Pacemaker.

When I open the camera back and remove the grafloc back, the shutter curtain is down (visible). If I wind the key to "T", which takes five turns of the key), the curtain is still showing, and I cannot see into the camera. Tripping the shutter once leads to a display of "O" in the window, but the shutter is still closed.

Tripping the shutter four more times (for five times total) returns me to where I began. At this point, the window reads 30/50 (depending on where the bottom lever is placed). If I then turn the crank once, the curtain is up and out of the way, and I can see into the camera to focus through the fresnel screen. However, the window now reads 250/125 (again, depending on the position of the bottom lever).

The camera can certainly function like this, but I am wondering if something is amiss.

Thanks in advance.

Brian

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It sounds like the dial and the shutter are no longer in sync with one another. I just pulled my Pacemaker Speed out with the shutter completely exhausted, one turn will get to O, a second turn will get to T, the fifth turn gets to 1000.

Thanks for the quick response. That's consistent with my hunch about it.

Does anyone have any idea what might be involved in repairing this?

Thanks again in advance.

Brian

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Just what was needed! Many thanks!

Brian

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Yes...it took a couple of attempts, but appears to be lined up and working properly.

Now for another question. When the pages refer to "lubricating the bearings of the rollers with grease. AN-G-25", what kind of grease are they referring to?

haven't a clue, but white lith grease is pretty greasy stuff.

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