The pack was newly rebuilt by Pentax. I thought it was probably the result of too much drag in the camera. However, the camera had recently been treated to a CLA. Mine works fine with the winder as well. I still have it on the camera.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sounds like the symptoms of a bad battery pack. Mine worked just fine > for the first year or so that I had it, then the battery pack started to > go and both my LXen started exhibiting that problem, if it had been only > one I'd have thought it was the camera. It's funny but the winder still > worked fine. (Someday I'll have to re-battery the power packs). > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I never quite got my LX motor drive to work correctly. Apparently, there was > enough drag in the transport mechanism that the motor drive would be fooled > into > thinking that the roll was fully exposed, and go into rewind mode. I still > have > the LX but sold the motor drive, when I was raising cash for my digital. > >Paul > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>Not a problem with a DSLR ;-)) > >> > >>IIRC, transport problems were something of an issue with the LX - and, to a > >>lesser extent, the MX - many suffered from uneven frame spacing. > >> > >>Shel (owner of 5 LX and 4 MX) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>[Original Message] > >>>From: Aaron Reynolds > >>> > >>> > >>>As someone who has killed more > >>>than one camera simply through use, I > >>>don't hold any illusions that the LX is > >>>indestructible. I was surprised at how > >>>quickly transport mechanisms can wear > >>>out and need to be repaired. > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
