John, you must have spoken with Clint the owner, or, Scott, the lead Tech? I
know them both well and visit their repair facility whenever I go up to Dallas.
I show them on our website as reliable repair for JUST OLYMPUS! Paul.
John Petrush wrote:
> Interestingly, I just finished speaking with a tech at PhotoSphere in Dallas
> regarding the same thing. He explained to me that they have had a number of
> "AA" powered devices failing. His explanation is the tension in the springs
> is strong enough to bend/break the aging plastic in winders, flash units,
> etc. The T-32 is particularly vulnerable he said (I specifically asked
> about those.) The moral of the story is, take the batteries out when not in
> use. Not only to eliminate the possibility of damage from leaky batteries,
> but to avoid damaging the plastic itself.
>
> John P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, February 05, 1998 2:07 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re:OM Winder 1&2 Problem!
>
> >This may not be the right place for this,but, just wanted folks to know
> that
> >may not be able to get their winders to fire; the battery holder can become
> >slightly bowed enough to break the electric contacts! I have seen this on 3
> >winders recently. Do not know if it is from leaving AA batteries in the
> >holder. Try placing a heavy weight on top of the empty holder to flatten it
> >out. Should work ok after that!
>
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