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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:34 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Flash not working on OM-1?
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>>Darin Rhein wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> The camera had a shoe on it when I bought it, and I have kept it on
>>>to keep dirt out. However, it does look like there's a lot of dust in the
>>>hole, how
>>>
>>>
>>should I go about cleaning this
>>out?-----------------------------------------
>>
>>Removing the top is the sure fire way. Otherwise, got a vacuum cleaner
>>with a hose and tiny nozzle? I'm only half kidding. I would at least
>>try it.
>>
> Just looked at one I have open. The socket is sealed from the bottom, so
> taking the top off wouldn't help. On the other hand, the hole isn't all
> that tiny or deep. A flat toothpick will easily clean out most stuff. A
> bit of cotton wrapped around a toothpick and a little alcohol should
> then get it clean as a whistle.
>
> With low voltage trigger flash, the first place to look is at contacts.
> As you (Chuck) just wrote on another problem, corrosion, film, etc. on a
> contact may be invisible. Clean it up anyway. And clean up the contacts
> on the bottom of the flash, even though it works on another camera.
>
> On an OM-1(n), also check the X/FP synch switch. It can be sooo
> frustrating to get the flash apparently working, then not showing up on
> film.
>
> Moose
>
>
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