The body has multiple problems, but they can be remedied.
John
Shawn Wright wrote:
> After quickly fixing my OM-10 which the camera shop jammed the lens
> mount on, I moved on to the free parts OM-10 which he gave me, hoping to
> find the sticky mirror, and use it as a practise run...
>
> Initially the body appeared dead, since the mirror only flipped up part way
> when the shutter was fired. Here's what I found:
>
> -this early OM-10 has a metal bottom plate (s/n 352xxx), vs plastic in my
> newer 2496xxx model.
> -the battery check and self timer are dead, which John H. mentioned recently
> -the shutter could be "reset" by moving a small lever under the bottom plate,
> after which it would fire normally 5-20 times before sticking again, leaving
> the
> mirror half up.
> -at this point, I found awful oil on the magnet problems: in "B" the shutter
> would take about 1 sec to close after lifting my finger from the shutter. This
> was what I was hoping for - a perfect candidate for my test.
> -I successfully removed the bottom of the mirror box, and found the tiny
> sticky magnet, hidden under some flexible circuit, which had to be pried
> loose.
> -I held the magnet contacts apart, and slide a sliver of thich paper soaked in
> brake cleaner (degreaser) in between, and repeated several times.
> -Afterwards, the sticky magnet appears to be gone, but the occasional
> shutter/mirror jamming continues, and of course, the self timer/battery check
> still does not work. Shutter and OTF meter appears intact in all modes also.
>
> I think this could be made a workable last resort body, if I can determine why
> the shutter jams. At this point, I'm not sure if it's mechanical or
> electrical.
>
> Shawn & Janis Wright
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