USCamera Light Seal Placement Guide | Pentax K1000 Plus
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Tech Note. The Spotmatic and K1000 series use a special material for the hinge seal. Every one of those models I have serviced, never needed that seal replaced. I do not recommend removing it and replacing it with foam. We do supply that seal for you if it has already been removed. In addition, the placement guide shows some special material on the back cover at the latch end. Those pieces are an anti-rub material to prevent marring of the camera finish.
You are installing a 4 piece kit for the any Spotmatic model and the Pentax K1000 Old or New.
New style or old style K1000? The New K1000 has a plastic bottom cover and a plastic battery cover. Old style K1000 cameras have a metal bottom cover and 3 screws retain that cover.
The Spotmatic and ES series cameras body casting was also used for the K1000.
This light seal kit includes,
bottom channel seal, camera body – 1 x 1mm
top channel seal, camera body – 1 x 1mm
hinge seal, camera body – 1 x 1mm
mirror cushion – 1 x 3mm
USCamera Light Seal Placement Guide | Pentax K1000 Plus
The most important and time consuming work is removing the old seals. Focus on clean, clean, clean. Clean the old residue from the door channels, mirror cushion area, door hinge area and anywhere else you are replacing the seals. The finest adhesive in the world will not adhere to that sticky, gooey residue that was once a quality light seal. Proper installation will give you thousands of light tight exposures.
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