There is a safety switch on top of one of the shutter gears which prevents
the flash from firing above 1/60, it is possible it is out of adjustment or
defective in some way and is causing the flash to not fire at 1/60.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:08 PM
Subject: [OM] T32 is not firing at 1/60 but at 1/30 downwards
> Hi all,
>
> Why on earth would this be happening. On Manual mode T32 on my OM2 will
not
> fire at 1/60 but will do it at 1/30 or slower. Shoe3 and contacts O.K.
> On Auto, needle right on 1/60: T32 fires.
> About the meter needle: Manual and Auto measures do not differ.
>
> I had the speeds checked recently and was told they were right.
>
> Any other troubleshooting ideas?
>
> Should it go into major surgery for an adjustment only? I mean, would it
be
> a difficult task... maybe I'd better give up with this fill in flash issue
> and return to "Full Auto control by OM-2" :-((
>
> Suggestions welcomed.
>
> Fernando.
>
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