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Re: [OM] Pen FT repair problem

Subject: Re: [OM] Pen FT repair problem
From: "Keith Berry" <k.berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 18:42:57 +0100
Sven Keller wrote:
> I am new to the list and to mailing lists in general, so please be a
> little patient with somebody who is over forty.

Hi Sven,
That makes you a comparative youngster on this particular List!

> ...Taking off the upper
> cover was easy, apart from the lever that operates the self timer that
> only came off after I managed to unbolt two tiny screws that hold a little
> plate to the knob in the center of the lever. Pushing the knob
> eventually releases the timer.

It's been a few years since I sold my Pen F and FT cameras but I remember
taking the covers off one of them (maybe the F)and I think I did it without
the complications you describe. I feel sure that I unscrewed the self timer
button by friction and then wobbled the lever until it came off, after which
the top cover lifted free.

> Now I realise that no way will I be able to refit the lever such that
> the timer will work again. Either can I refit the lever without the
> little plate and then have the camera without working self timer or I
leave
> away the upper body cover (which presents no real alternative) but makes
> it possible to refit both lever, knob and little plate.

If no more information is forthcoming, perhaps a technician at Olympus
Germany (Hamburg?) can assist. They have a particularly good reputation for
service.

Regards,
Keith Berry
(Birmingham, England)
k.berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.keithberry.telinco.co.uk



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