Thanks to all who responded and provided the wake up call I needed. I
realized I was not thinking clearly when I got up this morning and saw the
remains of my last project that should have been easy to clean. How hard
could it be to fix the contacts on a remote control for a TV? Fortunately
the repair (read: new remote) was not very expensive. A 4t on the other
hand...
I'll be running some more tests and send it in for a CLA one of these days.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Couch
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:36 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4t Circuit?
Note, also, that most "very old classics" have very little in the way of
electronics, and are not ususally packed so full. I have torn apart and
repaired
a number of older cameras up to and including the OM-1 & 2. I would
never make
the attempt on a 4!
Jim Couch
"John A. Lind" wrote:
> John H. is understating this!
>
> Taking the top cover off of an SLR like the OM-4[T] is anything but
> simple. Getting one back on again can be even more difficult. All your
> controls protrude through it (notable exception: self-timer), it houses
> the prism, plus (IIRC) there's a flex circuit that snakes around under it
> to get to the controls. Having the proper tools and repair manual(s) for
> it isn't sufficient. Those who do this type of work for themselves
> (usually on very old classics) practice disassembling and reassembling
> several worthless dead carcasses of the same model before working on one
> destined for repair/restoration.
>
> -- John
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