Dear George,
Thanks for your suggestion. I was not clear about the counter numbers. The
camera counter reads 36 at the end of the roll, but as you correctly stated,
the motor drive counts down from 36 and reads 0. This seems to be a
function of the small batteries in the motor drive itself, and independent
of whether film is actually being transported. I think I have a clutch
problem in the drive and am going to have to have it repaired. Take care.
Ron Crabtree
Santa Fe, NM
-----Original Message-----
From: George M. Anderson <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Motor Drive 2 problems
>Ron;
>
>Only thing I'd say is make sure the drive counter is set to the number
>os frames in the can when you load it. There's a tiny set button on the
>back to do this. I always set mine to 37. Then when it reaches 0, the
>drive stops and I can rewind. When I load the next roll, it
>automatically resets to 37 again. I don't understand why yours reads 36
>when it stops?
>
>George
>
>Ron Crabtree wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I recently purchased a used Motor Drive 2 for use on an OM4t. I am using
a
>> nicad control pack 2 as a power source. At first all seemed to work
well,
>> but it seems that with a 36 exposure roll of film, the drive stops
advancing
>> the film after 24-25 frames. The rewind knob stops turning but the film
>> counter on the drive keeps advancing. If I open the back(sacrificing the
>> roll of film) when the drive counter reads 36, there are indeed about ten
>> frames of film that were never advanced out of the canister. This does
not
>> seem to be a battery issue. Any ideas or similar experiences?
>>
>> Ron Crabtree
>> Santa Fe, NM
>>
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