With intensively used Minolta X-700 it can happen that the winding lever no longer can be locked in the unfolded position. It always folds back into its original position.
The winding lever keeps folding back. Not a serious problem, but an annoying one, especially when you want to cock the shutter in quick succession and your thumb can't find the lever.
It turns out the problem is caused by a broken part in an assembly.
As part of my ongoing X-700 renovation project, I replaced this unit, „Winding base plate B“, with the plate from a discontinued X-700.
An interesting sub-project that is not about electronic problems with the X-700, but about a mechanical one
Post in thread 'Minolta X-700: A renovation project'
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/minolta-x-700-a-renovation-project.203947/post-2764006
The winding lever keeps folding back. Not a serious problem, but an annoying one, especially when you want to cock the shutter in quick succession and your thumb can't find the lever.
It turns out the problem is caused by a broken part in an assembly.
As part of my ongoing X-700 renovation project, I replaced this unit, „Winding base plate B“, with the plate from a discontinued X-700.
An interesting sub-project that is not about electronic problems with the X-700, but about a mechanical one
Post in thread 'Minolta X-700: A renovation project'
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/minolta-x-700-a-renovation-project.203947/post-2764006
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