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FLI 16803 shutter issues
Hi folks, was wondering if anyone has an FLI camera that had problems with the leaf shutter mechanism. My proline 16803 isn't opening fully and causing me endless troubles with taking flats. The mechanism seems overly engineered and prone to failure. I think the solenoid power isn't what it used to be and can't overcome the spring tension. However, sometimes the spring doesn't seem to have enough grunt to close the leaf fully either. Seems temperature sensitive.
I saw on cloudy nights a thread that mentioned that they aren't making the mechanisms any more. I'm waiting for a reply to a query from FLI but wanted to reach out and see if anyone had the same issue and a solution that didn't cost the earth (the company 'Vincent' might have some old ones in stock but the asking price was mentioned to be $1300 USD on cloudy nights...if that were the case I might bit the bullet and jump into the 21st centrury with a CMS FF camera). Seems like a terrible waste to chuck out a perfectly good and expensive CCD. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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