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Pentacon Six winder stuck: repair manuals or howtos
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:51 pm    Post subject: Pentacon Six winder stuck: repair manuals or howtos Reply with quote

The film winder of my Pentacon Six TL is behaving erratic: I am able to wind the lever to its stop but upon returning the lever to its normal position it gets stuck. Wiggeling it up and down a little I can loosen it up enough to let it return to its normal position.

Unfortunately Pentacon Dresden has stopped offering repairs :/

Does anybody is in possession of a repair manual of this camera or can provide me with a good howto?

#1 normal position


#2 cocked winder lever


#3 stuck winder lever


Last edited by Gonzoo on Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:42 am; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

User manual is here https://www.butkus.org/chinon/pentacon/pentacon_sixtl/pentacon_six_tl.pdf


PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

visualopsins wrote:
User manual is here https://www.butkus.org/chinon/pentacon/pentacon_sixtl/pentacon_six_tl.pdf


Thanks for the manual, visualopsis. Unfortunately it does not help very much in terms of dissassembly...


PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/PENTACON-SIX-Service-Manual.pdf
Disassembly instructions are missing, but there are reassembly instructions which can be reversed

Also there are tons of P6 servicing videos on YouTube.
For example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLD3UihxAmc
(it's part 1 of 3, you'll find other two in the related videos)


PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This will help me big time, thank you Alex!

Alex TG wrote:
https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/PENTACON-SIX-Service-Manual.pdf
Disassembly instructions are missing, but there are reassembly instructions which can be reversed

Also there are tons of P6 servicing videos on YouTube.
For example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLD3UihxAmc
(it's part 1 of 3, you'll find other two in the related videos)


PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just a quick heads up: I resolve the issue after the first step of dissassembly:

- I removed the film indicator dail plate (circled in image).
- There is a black screw located below the film indicator, which got loose in my case and caused the winder lever to get stuck.
- After I tightened the screw, the winder liver works as expected.
- Old glue needs to be removed before the indicator plate can be glued back into place

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