Perhaps you could share where you live, and someone in your area might lend you theirs.
Perhaps you could share where you live, and someone in your area might lend you theirs.
After months of waiting patiently, received this message from Calumet today concerning the availability of the shutter tester as a product:
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date Aug 4, 2007 1:57 AM
subject Your Calumet backorder
We have been advised that the Calumet Shutter Speed Tester (AA8075) has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
The issue was regarding parts used in manufacturing the item- an essential part could no longer be manufactured by the supplier due to environmental hazards.
Replacement parts were tested, however the failure rate during final testing was too high to continue production.
Our apologies for the delay, and for any inconvenience this has caused.
Michelle Biesiadecki
Direct Sales / Internet Sales
Calumet Photographic, Inc
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Does anyone know of other sources besides used ones on eB*y?
Craig
The insanity of ROHS strikes again
erie
It must be the display module. I can see a single CA339 IC and all of the other components are resistors, capacitors and the photo transistor. All available from electronics supply stores. The display module is on the other side of the board and I can't see it. They have hot glued the board to the case.
I was lucky to get mine at a flea market $5.
I also gave up after about 3 months and went for an ebay model.
Ed Richards
http://www.epr-art.com
Not very well, I'm afraid. High Tin solders that whisker really bad, components that can just refuse solderability, it's pretty scary to be in electronic mfg. right now.
erie
I have been a repair tech for almost 35 years. Been out of the business for a few years now so I missed out working on stuff that is ROHS. I guess about the only thing electronic worth fixing now is the vintage stuff--old tube amps (guitar) and vintage music keyboards. That is what I worked on for years.
Too bad about the shutter tester, it's a good tool. Now that they are discontinued, I guess they will get a high price on the Ebay market.
--John
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