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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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> "Heinz Grau" <phtx@bluemail.ch> wrote
> > Does a Copal Press 1 shutter need lubrication?
Not if you use it as an amateur. It will probably last longer
without: then it wont's jam up and need cleaning again. If
you fix anything enough times you will break it.
> > If any, what kind of oil would I need to lubricate it?
As Richard suggests, 'Nyes' is the place to go. They
have a web site.
> Silicon lubricants have the properties of not wandering
Some don't. Most do, and all 'retail' ones do as they
'penetrate'. And they will also thicken because they
have a volatile component, allowing them to penetrate,
and that will eventually evaporate.
The ones that don't wander or thicken are the lubes and
greases made for operating in high-vacuum/high-temperature
environments. Again, Nyes and Corning are the sites to
go to for more info.
> Never lubricate shutter [and aperture] blades
I wish someone would tell Nikon. They seem to have an 'Auto-Lube'
feature in their 35mm lenses.

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Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
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Heinz Grau - 25 Jun 2004 16:32 GMT
Thank you, Richard and Nicholas,
so I will leave it as it is, it is doing very well on speed and sounds very
much like a new one. I think the former owner lubricated it with an
unsuitable oil, now that this is washed out, it works o.k..
> > "Heinz Grau" <phtx@bluemail.ch> wrote
> > > Does a Copal Press 1 shutter need lubrication?
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