Old style OM-10 have the magnet stationed all the way in the back by the
shutter curtains. Flex circuit is glued to the metal plate next to it, so
the magnet is pretty well covered. Type II 10s (serial number over
2,000,000) have the magnet near the front, like an OM-G.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 11:55 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] OM 30 Oily Magnet
> > As you're looking at the front of the body, lens removed, left up the
> > right edge of the plastic cover across the bottom below the mirror until
> > it's at a 45 degree angle. Then just side it out. On the left side,
> > you'll see the electro-magnet and armature -- roll some tissue into a
> > point, squeeze the point flat, dip the point into some acetone and wipe
> > the surfaces between the armature and the magnet.
>
> Sorry to be dumb here, but I just tried this to see if I could un-stick
my
> OM-10, and while I managed to get the floor out just fine, I can't see
which
> bit is the magnet. The things that looked like they ought to be a magnet
> didn't seem to want to move; I was expecting it to be similar to de-oiling
> the magnet on an XA, where there's a little thing that barely moves apart
to
> let tissue get in there, but all the things I could find didn't want to
move
> at all, so I couldn't work out where I'd put the tisue in.
>
> What does the magnet on an om-10 look like?
>
> thanks,
>
> -- dan
>
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