Taxona: Usual problems

The most usual possible problems with aged Taxonas are:

- lower speeds not working (only B and one single speed);

- all speeds are one speed quicker (!) than normal (1 sec > 1/2 sec and so on);

- sticky lamellas of the aperture;

- cocking needs more force than expected;

- fungus;

- the sprockets tear the film perforation.

For most of these reasons the camera must be dismantled anyway (exception: fungus removal).

Note that these problems rise mostly from the neglect of decades: the camera repair manual at hand speaks about other kind of problems and repairs, mostly from heavy use (broken springs, mechanical problems etc). Here I hope I will meet only the problems listed above.

 

In order to get through to the shutter mechanism, it will be necessary to peel the leatherette both side and remove the lens group (see in a next picture). Remove the two screws from the 2 levers (pictured here) and set the shutter speed to B. Find and remove the 3 little screws on the two sides of the cover plate (2 on the left, 1 on the right). Open the back of the camera and remove the 4 screws holding the shutter block. Lift the right side of the cover plate ans slide it to the left. Pick up the shutter block.

Done