RZ67: Replacing Bottom Panel Rubber Covering
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
I have been out of action for a couple of days last week due to a scorpion sting on my finger.
In the first photo, the RZ that I am working on is shown with UV light squirted on it to illuminate the two index marks on the shutter release button and also I have placed the desiccated corpus of the scorpion that felt compelled to sting me. Most of my life living in the desert and I have never been stung by a scorpion although I have found many in the house. While opening the front door to the house, this one nipped me on my finger and for the next hour I felt the toxin travel up my arm to my jaw and to the other arm. It was a bit inconvenient as my arms tingled and were numb for about 48 hours so not the best environment for doing precision work. I am now fully cured.
On to the first repair done after the scorpion drama: This RZ had the rubber covering removed from the bottom panels. It was a clean job, usually done when the rubber starts chipping off the body. While it looked OK, there were some holes in the plastic cover and my client wanted new coverings installed to prevent ingress of dirt/dust/etc.
The second photo shows what the cover looks like with the rubber removed, the third photo is of the mechanism below the cover and the final photo shows a new cover installed.
