Argus C3 - REPLACING THE FRONT PLATE AND ADJUSTING THE SHUTTER SPEEDS IN THE ARGUS C-3

the long
screw, if there
is one, goesbeside
the rongefinder
window.
Depress the releose
button to
moke sure
the shutter
is
in the
releosed position.
Now,
reploce
the setting
lever
--
remember,
the setscrew-type
hos o right-hond
threod,
while
the
iom-nui
type hos o
left-hond
threod.
lf
you're
instolling
the seiscrew-
type,
turn the setting
lever
clockwise os fqr
os
it will
go.
Then,
bock off the setting
lever
until
it
points
to l0:30
o'clock,
Fig.
25,
ond tighten
the setscrew.
But
if you're
insfolling the
iom-nut
type, first
screw
on the
iom
nut
in o counterclockwisedirection
os foros
it willgo.
Then,
turn the setting
lever
oll the woy
down to
the
iom
nut.
Bock off
the.setting
lever
to
l0:30
o'cloc!,
Ftg.
25. While
holding
the
setting
lever
in
position,
use o
thin-heoded
wrench
to'turn
the
ioT
nut
clockwrse
--
until
the
iom
nut
is tightogoinst
fhe
underside
of
the setting
lever.
FIGURE
25
LEVER
You cqn
now
moke o foirlyoccuroteodiustmentof
the speeds
by
iust
listening
to the
retordoction.
At the'fostest
shutterspeed,
there
should
be no retord
oction
--
ond
there should
be
iust
o
troce
of
retord
ot the
next-to-the-highest
speed.
Cock
the shutter
ond
set
the speed
knob to the fostest
speed
(1/300.second).
Now, while
restrqining
the setting
lever
to'slow
down
the
moin lever's
rototion.,
push
t6e
releose
b-utton.
As you
ollow
the
moin lever
to
run slowly
through
its cycle,
listen'for
the sound
of the
retord
lf
you
con
detect
retord
engogement
al
l/3OO
second,
you
mustodiust
the eccentric
beoring.
vvorking
throughthe
inspection
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TIMING
OF SETTING