Also, early in production cyanacrolate was used on the top cover screws of
the OM-10. Very hard to get out but it is do-able. Why on an OM-10 though?
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: C.H.Ling <pling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM1n shutterspeed ring jam and lens won't mount
> But if they put at the screw thread, that would be un-removable. OM
employed
> screw thread lock glue on the lens and camera mount screws, they are
repairable.
> But if wrong glue are used, it is a tragedy. I think some 135/2.8 also has
> problem with the locking glue on the lens locking rings, they are almost
> un-removable, I have tried to fix two 135/2.8 lenses, I need to distroy
the ring
> to remove the lens elements. I found some glue on the thread, that should
not
> happen as I found the thread of most other Zuikos' lens locking rings are
free
> from glue.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gripp, William [NCSUS] <WGRIPP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 12:15 AM
> Subject: RE: [OM] OM1n shutterspeed ring jam and lens won't mount
>
>
> >I you literally mean "Crazy Glue" there should not be a problem. "Crazy
> >Glue" is an acrylocyanic adhesive. These have great tensile strength,
but
> >NO shear strength. Remember those TV commercials with the guy handing by
> >the hard hat? That's fine, but if something were to him him side ways
he'd
> >be gone. I've used CG in several applications and every time you do more
> >than blow on it side ways it failed.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:norcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 8:23 PM
> >To: Olympus mail list
> >Subject: Re: [OM] OM1n shutterspeed ring jam and lens won't mount
> >
> >
> >John Hermanson said:
> >>Many OM bodies have the mount screws "crazy glued" in.
> >
> >John, did you really mean "crazy glue" or perhaps something more like
> >"Loctite"? Loctite might make it hard to remove a screw but I think
> >crazy glue would make it impossible short of drilling and re-tapping.
> >Did you really mean that some OM mount screws _can't_ be removed short
> >of heroic means?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Chuck Norcutt
> >Woburn, MAssachusetts, USA
> >
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