Argus C3 - Page 7

OPERATION OF THE ARGUS C-3
SHUTTER
The moin lever in the
Argus
The
SHUTTLECOCK ond o lons
SHUTTLECOCK RIBBON
--
con
tension-type
mo inspring.
C-3 is
o
multiple
com, Fig. 9.
phosphor
bronze
ribbon
--
the
nect
the moin
levertothe
MAINSPRING
SHI.JTTLECOCK
SHUTTLECOCK
RIBBON
MAIN LEVER
ESCAPEMENT
BELL
CRANK
FIGURE'
.
To cock
the shutter, rotote the moin lever in
o counterclock-
wise direction
with
your finger
--
os shown in
figure
10.
The
moin lever is then
lotched in the
cocked
position
bythe
lowerend
of the RELEASE
PLUNGER, Fis.
I l.
FRONT LENS
FOR
EYEPIECE
SITS
IN
THIS CAVITY
COCKING
ROTATION
FIGURE
1O
Depressing
the
releose
button
pushes the reIeose
plungerdown
to free the moin
lever.
Now,
the moinspring
pulls the shuttlecock
from left to right.
cousing the
moin
lever to rotote ino clockwise
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