If the mirror pads leave a trace on the mirror, replace everything.
John Hermanson
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From: <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Foam seals
| Sometimes the foam seals revert to their petroleum by-product origins --
| i.e., they get "mushy", like tar. Sometimes, though, they get dry and
| powdery. I don't know why or when the difference. I've seen it on
| every model, from 1's to 4t's, so check them all.
|
| Also, the thin pieces along the top and bottom sometimes degrade
| differently than the piece along the end -- always check both. Take
| something pointed and gently drag it along the foam at the top and
| bottom of the back to see if it's getting "gooey", as well as dragging a
| finger across the hinge foam.
|
| And don't forget the foam above the mirror -- it get's soft, too.
| Replace all at once is my procedure.
|
| Henrik Dahl wrote:
|
| > How do you tell when foam seals have to be exchanged? Do they "dry"?
| > Mould? Fall off? Has the Om-4 reached the age in general that it's
| > about time to change in any case? What about the 4T?
| >
| > Henrik Dahl
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