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[John_f]

I have just received my latest purchase, a Petriflex 7. Apart from a bit of corrosion, and dents on the top plate, this example has the wind lever disconnected from the mechanism - the lever can be rotated against the pressure of the return spring([

[Mikel]

Most likely a problem with the wind ratchet, either from being forced and broken, or the spring is off. Very similar to the Petri FT except for the meter. Will require some serious disassembly to fix and if broken will need some parts. PM me if you ne

[John_f]

I have dismantled the camera far enough to find that there is a pin sheared in the wind mechanism - there is a gear with 2 perpendicular pins which are engaged by the winding ratchet. I will not take this any further. Thank you for your offer of help.