Pecole Posted April 29, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted April 29, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Leicamotor code 14000 was designed and initially sold by the Californian firm TPI (Technical Photomation Instruments) as "Remodrive" and presented in early 1965. Leitz purchased all rights and introduced it as the 14000 motor (code 98700 in the USA) in late 1965, with a Leitz New York logo on the front. The battery pack displays either a TPI or a Leitz logo on its base, or an empty, milled square where the original TPI logo was engraved. The Leitz New York electric motor was last catalogued in 1972. The Leicamotor in the Fontenelle Collection was the intermediate model with microswitch contacts, but without the film loading guide encountered on later models. Â The Leicamotor mounted with battery pack on a Leica M2. One will notice the milled square on the bottom of the battery pack, where the TPI logo had originally been engraved : Â [ATTACH]255287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255290[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255291[/ATTACH] Â The internal base of the modified Leica M2, showing the microswitch connection : Â [ATTACH]255292[/ATTACH] Â Three photos of the Leicamotor, showing the microswitch, the two sockets for external DC power and for remote control and the frame counter: Â [ATTACH]255293[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]255295[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Hi Pecole, Take a look here Fontenelle archives 70 : Leicamotor 14000. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
luigi bertolotti Posted April 29, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted April 29, 2011 Fine pictures, and an intersting combo: I wonder, given some ultrarare items in the Fontenelle Collection, if you had also a MP2... I like a loto its "battery pack - handle" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share #3 Â Posted April 29, 2011 Fine pictures, and an intersting combo: I wonder, given some ultrarare items in the Fontenelle Collection, if you had also a MP2... I like a loto its "battery pack - handle" Â Sorry, Luigi, I hadn't it. As you know, Leica collecting is an endless quest ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted April 29, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted April 29, 2011 Sorry, Luigi, I hadn't it. As you know, Leica collecting is an endless quest ! Â Really ? can't believe it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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