Re: [APML] Pentax Drilling: 67-II ?

[Tim Povlick <potentate@home.com>]

Bert,

I was trying to find the accessory as well as tripod holes
but it gets kinda confusing when you have to move the
thing remotely and all you see is an Xray of the parts.
It  looked to me like there was a lot of circuitry around
both.

Tim


bert katzung wrote:

> Hi Tim:
> Very interesting! You didn't happen to notice the area under the accessory
> alignment hole, did you? In the original 67, that area was apparently clear
> of circuitry.
> Bert
>
> Bert Katzung
> katzung1@home.com
> www.astronomy-images.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Povlick" <potentate@home.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October, 2001 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [APML] Pentax Drilling: was Pentax 67 purge port........NOT!<g>
>
> >
> > I took my Pentax 67-II and X-rayed it with a parts inspection machine.
> > This machine looks 'through' circuit boards and find shorts etc.  I took a
> > quick look and it sure looked like a circuit board loaded with parts
> > was in the area of the screw holes where we would want to drill a purge
> > hole.  I didn't spend a lot of time looking, since the camera was getting
> > zapped with Xrays, but it sure looked like I was examining a normal
> circuit
> > board of parts.  Mond you I am not 100% sure about this, but I would
> advise
> > getting the repair manual before drilling to confirm.
> >
> > Tim Povlick
> > San Juan Capistrano, CA
> >
>
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