I'm referring to soldering the battery wire to the battery contact. It's
just solder.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:22 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] OM-1 MD with meterproblem
| >>>-----Original Message-----
| >>>From: John Hermanson
|
| >>>Even soldering to the stainless steel battery contact is difficult.
| Often
| >>>the entire battery wire has to be replaced. It is glued into the body
to
| >>>avoid being crushed by the back of the self timer mechanism. Not a do
it
| >>>yourself project, by any means, though some will attempt it.
|
|
| I thought these things were usually spot welded. I know metal tabs on
| batteries are almost always spot welded. Soldering just doesn't work.
|
| My apologies if I'm coming in on the tail end of a fiery thread or
| something.
|
| Jim
| back briefly from kitchen destruction
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