[LargeFormat] poly clip issues

[Michael Briggs]

On 06-Apr-02 dave southwood wrote:
> i have an old polaroid 545 film holder whose small silver clip, opposite the
> lever - side, is failing to grasp the slim metal strip on the polaroid
> sheets. the polaroid is not being expose and resonant, ineffectual clicks
> are emitted as i pull the polaroid. solutions please, thanks
> 
> all that happens is that a section the aforementioned slim metal strip
> buckles outwards when the clip has slipped. im sure i can reform the
> maleable metal and reuse the unexposed sheets but the clip's inaction is the
> real problem

SK Grimes has some repair tips: http://www.skgrimes.com/545/index.htm.
It looks like he has a tip for your specific problem.    If that doesn't work,
I suggest contacting the Polaroid distributer in your country for a replacement
part.  SK Grimes also has a parts list,
http://www.skgrimes.com/545/parts/index.htm, so you can know the part number to
ask for.

--Michael