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Adam,<br><br>A few years ago Anders was offering a replacement control board for these. I had one done, and it saved enough interior space that I put in a US standard fuse holder instead of the Russian one. Win-win. I think Rafael may have done it too, and I'm fairly certain that Olex Kalynychenko did.<br><br>Terry<br><br><br>Oct 7, 2009 09:05:06 AM, <a href="mailto:cinema@konvas.org" class="parsedEmail" target="_blank">cinema@konvas.org</a> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 3px solid rgb(102, 153, 204);">Pierre Samuel Rioux wrote:<br>> 17 EP 12 v motor Mine never got service for a grease change and lube<br><br><br>Pierre,<br>I've only taken the electronics apart in my 17ep - and even then, it was <br>just the circuit boards, which I took out and took a can of air to them. <br>Certainly helped out the connections, because I thought the motor was <br>shot. So now it works once again.<br><br>I have a pack of Russian fuses (bought from Raf a while ago), so I don't <br>need to worry about doing anything with the fusebox. But I wouldn't mind <br>eventually redoing the entire electronics system of the 17ep - upgrading <br>the motor to be a little more reliable, new fuses, dewalt battery <br>system, etc... Speaking of which, wasn't someone selling a simpler, more <br>reliable replacement circuit board for the 17ep at one time? Is he/she <br>still selling them?<br><br>If you decide to take yours apart, can you take photos and some notes on <br>your progress for a "how-to" and I'll post it in the Konvas.org how-to <br>section.<br><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Adam Frey<br>Director/Cinematographer<br>Crimson Chain Productions<br><a href="http://crimsonchainproductions.com" class="parsedLink" target="_blank">http://crimsonchainproductions.com</a><br>Cell: 301-639-7146<br><br>Crimson Chain Productions<br>PO Box 35<br>Libertytown, MD 21762<br><br>Your donations will keep Konvas.org running:<br><a href="http://konvas.org/how-to/help-konvas.org-donate.html" class="parsedLink" target="_blank">http://konvas.org/how-to/help-konvas.org-donate.html</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Cinema mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Cinema@konvas.org" target="_blank" class="parsedEmail parsedEmail">Cinema@konvas.org</a><br><a href="http://konvas.org" class="parsedLink" target="_blank">http://konvas.org</a> - All about Konvas, Kinor and other Russian Cinema Cameras<br><br>Visit the discussion archives:<br><a href="http://konvas.org/list-archives.html" class="parsedLink" target="_blank">http://konvas.org/list-archives.html</a><br><br>Join the Konvas Discussion List:<br><a href="http://konvas.org/mailman/listinfo/cinema_konvas.org" class="parsedLink" target="_blank">http://konvas.org/mailman/listinfo/cinema_konvas.org</a><br><br>Please be kind when replying and crop the replied message!!!<br></blockquote></body></html>