If this is the water damaged body, your likely to find multiple examples of
levers that no longer turn smoothely for the same reason. The best fix is
complete disassembly, cleaning and rebuilding, though a drop of some type of
lube might do the trick. I don't recommend this (my disclaimer).
John
Konrad Pizzuto wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A couple of weeks ago I embarked on the task of repairing my
> girlfriend's OM-10 which had got wet with sea water. John (Camtech) was
> very helpful in leading me into my first camera repair task.
>
> I seem to have narrowed down the problem to the white plastic tab that
> is pushed and pulled by the long lever running along the top of the
> camera base (as you hold the lens away from you). It seems to be
> providing too much resistance to the levers restoring movement. I
> thought I saw a white speck of salt or whatever coming out when I worked
> the part a little bit.
>
> Now, the QUESTION! Can John or anyone with similar experience, tell me
> what I can do to lubricate or remove the salt or whatever permanently
> from this area. Is it safe to deposit a droplet of oil or something?
> Can I use Solvit or something similar, or do I risk oiling the magnet
> (not that I know where it is!!) or something similar?
>
> thanks for your help! I really would like to get the camera back to a
> functional state.
>
> regards
>
> Konrad Pizzuto
>
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