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Re: [OM] Motor drive slippage

Subject: Re: [OM] Motor drive slippage
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:17:00 -0500
Yes it is a similar repair.  Winders are usually $49 not including cracked 
bottoms or
corroded battery holders.

John

Mark Hammons wrote:

> >There is a clutch mech in the motor that can go out of adjustment.
> >
> >John
> >
> >Greg Heier wrote:
> >
> >> I have an MD 1 that I use mainly on my OM-4T, but also on my OM-2, and on
> >> both bodies it sometimes slips (runs for a while trying to advance the 
> >> film.
> >>
> >> It seems to do this a lot more often in portrait than in horizontal usage.
> >> I'm guessing this has something to do with not having the motor drive tight
> >> enough against the body, but both the control pack and motor drive knobs 
> >> are
> >> as tight as they go. Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance :).
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Greg Heier (greg@xxxxxxxx)
>
> John,
>
> I have a winder 2 that seems to also do this.  It does it worse if the camera
> is pointed up -- in fact it will just go and go and go.... until you point 
> the camera
> horizontal.
>
> Is this a similar or identical problem.   Can it be fixed?  If so, how much?
>
> Mark Hammons
>
>




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