Flexing the back is the ONLY way to align the latches and that is how it's
done at the factory. There's a 'claw' on the back cover, which meets up
with a similar claw in the body. Those two should be face to face as you
press the back shut.
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: "Bernard Frangoulis" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-4Ti back opening "spontaneously"
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>>To check for alignment, close back until latches just touch. Eyeball the
>>latch locations. Gently flex entire back until latches line up.
>
> You mean that the latches should line up in such a way that the back
> latch should engage between the body latch and the metal plate
> separating the body latch from the film cartridge?
>
>>NEVER bend
>>latch with pliers as it is tack welded on and may break off.
>>
> I don't really dare flexing the back... But I notice that if I press
> gently sideways (from left to right) on the right side of the back
> while closing it, the back seems to close much more tightly (and the
> sound is different too). Maybe this will do the trick from now on.
>
> Bernard
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