All these problems could be caused by a clipped spot switch which sticks
through the lens mount. If the tip is cut off, its probably the culprit.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Edwards <garyetx@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 Repair
| Paul, good luck. The top cover of the OM-4 is well-known to be overly
| crammed with wires and such. I get the impression that even the likes of
| our own John H. dread having to stuff it all back in on reassembly.
|
| Gary Edwards (covering one eye and peeking with the other as Paul the Brit
| attempts this...)
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: <PaulThBrit@xxxxxxx>
| To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 4:57 PM
| Subject: [OM] OM-4 Repair
|
|
| > OK, some would say I'm crazy to think about repairing my beloved OM-4,
but
| I
| > have had good luck with similar repairs, have access to clean
| rooms/laminar
| > flow benches and circuit repair/surface mount gear. I really do not
want
| to
| > spend ~$200 getting this repaired professionally.
| >
| > My guess is that it is a loose connector, broken circuit trace or cold
| solder
| > joint. The symptoms are as follows and have existed for over five
years:
| > - Camera operates perfectly normally with the exception of the spot
meter
| > modes, memory store (LED light doesn't flash), and the metering system
| does
| > not turn on when the shutter release is depressed lightly like it
should.
| >
| > - The meter system does turn on and work (with the exception of spot
| > metering) if the Auto/Manual switch is turned to the 'Battery Check'
| position
| > and then back to 'Auto' or 'Manual'.
| >
| > - The self timer works, as does the flash.
| >
| > All the symptoms seem to me to point to something near the shutter
release
| > button. My question is, are there step by step instructions on
available
| as
| > to how to remove the top plate to gain access to this area? Do the
| symptoms
| > point to anything other than a bad joint or connection? Is this a
| 'normal'
| > failure mode of the OM-4? Are there any other symptoms I can provide to
| help
| > diagnose the problem?
| >
| > Thanks everyone!
| >
| > Paul
| >
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