Ilex shutter not triggred by cable release

[saulius_eidukas2]

Hello. I am having difficulty in operating my ILEX No.5 Universal Synchro Shutter. The cable release does not trigger the shutter or if it does the shutter just partially opens. I tried it with three different cable releases but the same problem. It works just find when I cock it by hand. Has anyone had a similar problem with these shutters, if so how did you deal with it? Is there a specific type of cable release that works best with this shutter? Thanks for any input.

[william_levitt1]

I just checked my Ilex 5 with a "normal" cable release taken off a

Rolleiflex and it worked fine.

[william_levitt1]

I just checked my Ilex 5 with a "normal" cable release taken off a

Rolleiflex and it worked fine. The "pin" on the cable release

measures 18mm when fully depressed.

[vnc1]

I had just the same problem on my recently accquired Ektar lens with

an ILEX No.5 Universal Synchro Shutter. I bought a Saunders Cable

Network brand cable (available from B&H) with an adjustable throw and

it now works just fine. I believe that HP Marketing also sells an

adjustable throw cable that should work with these shutters.

[david_clark4]

Hi Saulius, I'm a little confused by your writing what sequence you

are following when trying to fire the shutter. I think this shutter

has to be cocked each time it is fired, even if you use the cable

release or the external triger. Are you assuming this shutter is a

self-cocking type? And that it ought to fire with the cable without

being manually cocked? Mine isn't here right now, but I think I have

to manually cock it for each exposure. So, you have to clear that

up. I could be wrong. With the Ilex I think I remember having problems

with a standard cable, especially when the cable had a bend in it; so,

if I held the cable perfectly straight then it would fire, but the

minuet I forgot myself and put a curve in the cable then it shorten

the amount of throw in the pusher thing and I couldn't fire it. I also

vaguely remember somekind of problem like you are having. When is the

last time you had your shutter cleaned? If I remember right, the

problem I was having similar to yours involved old sticky grease on

the triggering mechanism. I think there is a locking rod that operates

by gravity, and mine was doing something weird because the old grease

was hanging it up. Hope something in the above helps. David

[david_f._stein]

Yes. Sometimes the problem isn't the length of the throw but its

direction. That piece inside that triggers the shutter is often quite

slim: a cable release plunger can slide right off it or right by it

without tripping the shutter. I had this occur with a Kodak Flash

Supermatic.

[ron_lawrence1]

Just to clear David up, the two Ilex No. 5 Universal Sync shutters I

have are both self cocking. Of my two shutters, the oldest one that

has not been CLA'd in 10 years works great with my cable release. The

newer shutter which was CLA'd within the last year will not work with

the same cable release. I think it needs a longer plunger for some

reason.

[saulius_eidukas2]

Thank you for all your respnses. It turns out the pins on my cable

releases were just a tad too short. I found one slightly longer and

the problem has been resolved. By the way, my shutter is of the self

cocking type, sorry for not being more clear before.

Best regards,

Saulius

[david_goldfarb]

I have a 10" WF Ektar with that shutter. Yes it is self-cocking, and

there is a tendency with these shutters for the throw to get longer

with use. Mine had the same problem when I bought it, but after a CLA

from Steve Grimes, it worked fine with a normal cable release.