Re: [OM] ( OM ) Repair for Epic

[andrew fildes]

> Hi,
>
> Many thanks for all the advice on repairing the little Epic.
>
> I'll go the way of the tape etc. I have too much else on at present 
> to consider
> taking it apart and risking losing vital bits, or me ruining components that
> have stuck them selves together, if I were to separate them.
>
> Andrew Fildes suggestion of windscreen sealant is of some interest but I'm
> not sure about merit; I  know from considerable experience of using the
> Selleys variant that over time it migrates - which is a good thing for a car
> windscreen since it fills those small channels that water uses in 
> its capillary
> action, and which are otherwise so difficult to find and plug. But 
> it just might
> find its way to the lens as well ;-((
> Actually I think not since it's not all that fluid, but it IS 
> horribly sticky. And
> black, so it really shows.
>
> Cheers, Brian
I was thinking of the black silicon based material rather than the 
really sticky stuff or the heat activated material. It cures quite 
quickly. I don't think it would migrate too much unless the camera 
vibrates like a VW!
AndrewF

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