The Classic Camera Repair Forum: Minox 35 shutter repair

Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 – 08:06 pm: Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Ban Poster IP Moderator/Admin only

What Jackson said is correct. I’ve done such a repair myself. It’s complicated to describe, but briefly:

You work from the back. Remove back, remove black cone around lens, remove film gate and look at the mechanism top right of the lens. See how the shutter/aperture is cocked? Use a loupe if you can’t. There is a slit, out of which protrudes a tiny lever that controls the shutter. You have to drop lighter fluid into this slit, work the lever and soak it back up. First disengage the spring on the lever. Repeat until shutter works at all speeds. It took me an entire evening. Test it again the next day and if still intermittent, repeat procedure ad infinitum.

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