Thanks. If it is just gears, do you know if anyone can fabricate the gears if they are not available? If they are made of plastic, I also wonder if it would be wise to see if they can be fabbed in brass or stainless steel.
Your description sounds exactly like the problem- the motor drive works perfectly for the first 4 or 5 frames every single time and always works perfectly when no film is in the camera. Are cameras impossible to fix for a reasonable price if the manufacturer no longer supports the model? I'll bet that if my Dad had bought a Nikon F3 this wouldn't be such a big problem. I need the Motor Drives, so I'll have to see what KEH says and see if we can work out something so that I can get some working Motor Drives until I can go buy something like an MZ-S, but I like my Super A a lot. Taka -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 7:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Motor Drive problems ----- Original Message ----- From: TM Subject: RE: Motor Drive A problems Taka, Here is what my repair guy sez: There is a gear set in the motordrive that starts to wear out. The symptom is that as more film is advanced onto the take up spool, and more torque is required to drive the film, the gears start to jump teeth and fail to complete the drive cycle. Apparently, I am the fourth person this week to ask this question of him. Pentax Canada no longer supports the drive A, perhaps independant shops or Pentax in another country may be able to repair it for you. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
