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feppe
24-Aug-2011, 03:26
I broke the nipple off the PC port on my Compur #1 shutter. If I try to put it back in, it doesn't stay put but will fall easily. Flash is also quirky since I need to hold it in a certain position for the flash to trigger. I'd rather not superglue it in.

Any tips?
Ash
24-Aug-2011, 06:51
Not sure on the Compurs, but I thought you can remove the whole PC-Sync port and replace it. Last time I opened a Copal it looked like a "simple" job by opening the shutter and removing the unit.
Ash
24-Aug-2011, 06:53
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-88.html might help
Ash
24-Aug-2011, 06:55
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FEMALE-PC-SYNC-PRONTOR-COMPUR-CHASSIS-SOCKET-CONNECTOR-/260837514163?pt=UK_Camera_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cbb209bb3

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MALE-PC-SYNC-PRONTOR-COMPUR-CHASSIS-SOCKET-CONNECTOR-/260832897835?pt=UK_Camera_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cbada2b2b
feppe
24-Aug-2011, 09:00
Sorry, it's actually Copal #1 shutter. Ash, thanks for the link, eBay has the same for Copal shutters which I could use.

Now I have to figure out how to get the shutter/lens assembly off the lens board. The whole assembly screws loose, but doesn't come off the lens board - it keeps on turning forever but doesn't unscrew fully. Is there a secret handshake?
Robert Hughes
24-Aug-2011, 09:35
Now, where do I fix my iMac port?
John Koehrer
24-Aug-2011, 10:10
Remove the rear element and hold the retaining ring while you turn the shutter and fornt element.
feppe
24-Aug-2011, 17:35
Looking at pictures of an opened Copal shutter it looks like it'll get a bit too involved to fix it myself. I'll take it to my local dealer and see if they can fix it.
TheDeardorffGuy
24-Aug-2011, 18:48
You NEVER twist on the shutter. Use a Copal retaining ring removal tool. They are on Ebay. If you grab the shutter you can bend the pivots that:Cock the shutter, open the blades, trip the shutter. NEVER do that.
Now how did you strip the threads that hold the PC outlet?
Jim Andrada
24-Aug-2011, 23:33
I looked around on ebay but couldn't find such a tool - any idea where I could find one?
Ari
25-Aug-2011, 00:51
I looked around on ebay but couldn't find such a tool - any idea where I could find one?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lens-Spanner-Wrench-4x5-5x7-8x10-LF-Camera-Copal-1-2-3-/110662161224?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c3fa9348#ht_2331wt_1141
Ash
25-Aug-2011, 01:35
Wash my mouth out with soap, I just hold the shutter and use gentle force with the end of a screwdriver on the retaining ring.
TheDeardorffGuy
25-Aug-2011, 04:54
I looked around on ebay but couldn't find such a tool - any idea where I could find one?

http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=2674&PT_ID=309
feppe
25-Aug-2011, 08:54
Now how did you strip the threads that hold the PC outlet?

It was loose when I got it, and it just pulled off when I detached a PC cord a while back.

Dropped it off at my local camera store for repairs.