Ah HA!
Success!
Thanks to Moose and other suggestions I have been able to get the reflector
back on its hinges myself. The trick turned out to be the following
Hold camera upside down
Using masking tape, tape the mirror in is normal up position.
Then get the reflector to lay flat with the offending off hinge as close to
where it should be.
Using a small flat blade precision screwdriver push the hinge towards the
back of the body.
It 'should' pop back onto its pin with a faint click.
I found that the pin that it should be on it barely visible with the mirror
up but is apparent when the mirror is half way down on its return.
So thank you to all who helped on this one. I think my $92 for this body and
the 35mm f2 is money well spent. Do I qualify for a fang on this one? ;)
Dan S
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Moose
Sent: 24 November 2003 21:33
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-PC Question
The metal arms have little holes in them that fit over small plastic
pins or bosses on the sides of the mirror frame. As I'm not entirely
clear about which side you are talking about, so I'll use my own
definition. Looking at the camera from the front, upright, the right
arm only attaches to the mirror frame. The left arm is longer and has a
pin sticking out up higher that looks like it goes through the side of
the mirror box where a spring likely attaches to it to hold the mirror
in place when down.
So, if it's loose on the right (as I've defined it), and the little pin
is not damaged, it should be possible with a thin implement to spread
the arm out just a bit and push it up to drop over the pin. I pretty
sure there is enough clearance to do that, looking at the spare frame
and peering deeply into a working PC.
If the pin is damaged, I have a spare mirror frame and reflector, but
there are 2 different mirror sizes and my spare is the smaller one, so
would have to confirm that it fits. Also, replacing the mirror frame
requires pulling out the front casting, which is not for the
mechanically challenged or faint of heart. And the mirror would have to
be taken off the existing frame and re-glued on the new one. I would do
it on a camera of relatively low value like the PC, but not on something
like an OM-4, where the value is high enough to justify having someone
really competent fix it. Of course, if the PC is a really nice one
otherwise, it still might be worth having it fixed by a pro.
Moose
Daniel Sepke wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Just got one of these in and it has a wacky little problem. On the back of
>the mirror is the flap that reflects back to the sensor through the semi
>silvered mirror. Well this on this one the flap has come off one of its
>hinges somewhere up in the roof of the mirror box. With the camera upside
>down the hinge is off on the left.
>
>It doesn't pop back into place, rather it meets with resistance (probably
>the pin it should be on). Does anyone know if it can be stored to its
>correct location? It is a shame as it is probably the cleanest one I have
>got in my recent buying. If it is a simple one I am tempted it keep it.
>
>Any clues?
>
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