Yes, after taking the screw out, you have to kind of squeeze the top cover
and pull.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:29 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: 310 flash - disassembly?
>
> I would guess that the top and bottom halves of the body clip together (in
> addition to the screw) so you will have to find a way to puch in one half
> of
> the body to release the clip. It might be the top half, (but it might be
> the bottom).
>
> Alternatively, recall, if you will, the advice given here yesterday
> regarding construction of a 24mm extension tube. No, you can't fashion a
> QA310 from a Vivitar teleconverter - but you can get them very cheaply
> indeed, which (to my mind) would negate the value of your time trying to
> rejuvenate a lost cause.
>
> If you can't find one locally, let me know. Autocord and shoe included!
> Though the shipping cost may well exceed the purchase price.
>
> --
> Piers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Glenn Stauffer
> Sent: 10 February 2005 21:58
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] 310 flash - disassembly?
>
> Anyone know what you need to do to take one of these apart? I have one in
> near perfect cosmetic condition that had the batteries left in for several
> years too long, so there is lots of crud in the battery compartment and
> some
> of it probably seeped inside since cleaning up the contacts and putting in
> new batteries didn't get it working. I'm thinking of looking for a
> scratched-up cheap example and swapping things around to get one nice
> working flash out of two. All I can see is one screw in the battery
> compartment, but removing that doesn't make the flash come apart. I've
> searched around for a scanned service book, but haven't found anything.
>
> Any help is certainly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Glenn
>
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