Bronica Ec Tl winding problem

[araucaria]

I got a bronica ec-tl which looks perfect from the outside but has two problems.

Firstly it had a leaked battery inside which broke the contact point. This should be easy to fix.

The second problem is that when I try to cock the shutter, the gear jumpes at the end, I can't fire the shutter, even in the red no-battery backup mode. I can continue winding but it always jumps again.

Any ideas on this? I have no film loaded but when I had some it did the same.When I set the back to D it won't even turn, unless I shortly change it to A and then wind a tiny little and change back to D, it will wind but then jump again. When I put the polaroid back on, it doesn't move. as in D mode.

Any ideas?

 

[Trask]

I've got an ECTL, but nothing like what you describe has occurred with my camera. I wish you luck -- and a good repairman, as it doesn't sound like this is a simple problem to solve.

 

[nanthor]

Sounds like some bad gears inside, too bad. Did you try it with the back off? Same result? I think Frank Marshman is a repairman for Bronicas, and there's a fellow in Michigan, Dave Easterwood, who can repair anything. I have an extra EC-TL I might let go if you need one. Good luck, Bob.

 

[araucaria]

Thanks for the info about the repair shops, but I guess it will go to ebay. I was just hoping it was some sort of typical beginners error.