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[OM] Re: OM 1 MD Motordrive Cover

Subject: [OM] Re: OM 1 MD Motordrive Cover
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:32:08 -0500
MD caps for OM-1 thru 2N never had threads, they always had tabs.  The tabs 
can break off, get jammed in gears.  These md caps are NOT for use on the 
2S, 3, 3Ti, 4, 4T, 4Ti.  These models use threaded md caps (same as battery 
cap) ZC4812.

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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From: <DACattani@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:09 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM 1 MD Motordrive Cover


>
>
> In a message dated 11/18/2004 6:40:07 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> omtech@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Beljan  Manufacturing makes beautiful reproductions of the md & battery 
> caps.
>
> They can be found on eb*y as I recall.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech  Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY,  11743-4714,
> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>
>
>
> ==========================================================
> I recently received some MD caps from Beljan, and was a bit surprised to
> find that they don't have "real" threads. Instead they had two tangs on 
> the
> "inside" that engaged the threads. Since I'm going to use them on my first 
> [used]
> OM-4, I though that this was similar to OEM from Olympus. Am I wrong? Is
> Beljan now doing something different than the group has experienced in the 
> past?
>
> When I received the camera, the MD cover was missing. The battery cover is
> original, threaded, and works fine on the MD opening.
>
> The tangs are difficult to engage, so I'm clearly not satisfied.
>
> I hope my question is clear. Comments?
>
> Dave
>
>
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