It was more conjecture on my part. I'm surprised John or Clint haven't
chimed in with more authoritative information. Or did they and I missed it?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike [mailto:watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:29 AM
>To: 1 Olympus Digest
>Subject: [OM] Re: OMPC trouble
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>>Oily magnets would be my guess
>>
>I was afraid of that. I guess it's not just an OM10 problem.
>Has anyone attempted a home repair on the PC? I found a recent
>post on photo.net explained a fix for the OM10 but I suspect
>that it would only be temporary as it doesn't address the
>source of the oil. Here is a partial quote of said post:
>
>> This is a common problem with the OM10, and is relatively simple to
>> fix yourself, if you are careful and handy with tools.
>Remove the lens
>> and carefully raise the mirror and hold it up with tape - I use
>> electrical insulation tape from the bottom of the mirror across the
>> top of the prism.
>>
>> Carefully prise the lower cover/floor of the mirror box up and out -
>> raise the front first and then pull it uot in a forward direction.
>> Again be carefull, there may be some insulating foil stuck to the
>> underside - prise this off with a thin knife blade.
>>
>> The shutter electro-magnet will be visible at the front of
>the mirror
>> box floor if your OM10 is an early model, towards the rear
>if it is a
>> later model. Using a fine brush or a Q-tip, swab the contacts with a
>> small amount of iso-propyl alcohol or lighter fluid and dry (soak up
>> the residue) with lens tissue.
>>
>Giving a quick check of the OM10 vs the PC I see two screws in
>the PC that are missing in the 10. I suppose there are other
>differences as well.
>
>mike
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