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Re: [OM] OM-40 question

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-40 question
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:41:58 +0800
Thanks John, it seems a complicated job and the OM-40 are so cheap, hard to
decide to send it for repair or not.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>

> Could be the second curtain is running too fast (or first curtain slow.)
At
> high shutter speeds  second curtain could catch up with first and close
the
> slit.  Most likely this would happen at 1/500 or 1/1000 due to slit
already
> being very narrow. Could be in cold temps, first curtain slows down, due
to
> dry shutter shafts. Lubing is required .
> Curtain "bounce" cannot be fixed by adjusting speed of curtain.
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