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Re: [OM] T45 for $200?

Subject: Re: [OM] T45 for $200?
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:06:48 -0400
Anyone have a spare T45 charger they'd like to part with?  I started 
rebuilding batteries again and need one for testing purposes.
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Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Sorry to hear the T-45 you got was not as expected. Yet by removing most
> of the corrosion you got it working and I would still consider it to be
> a good deal. As for the battery pack, I was not expecting it to be
> great. I believe Ken recently offered to the list to rebuild battery
> packs and maybe John also does.
> 
> You'll probably be using the T-45 with your OM's, so it's good you
> bought it and not me. I would most likely have resold it, trying to make
> a little profit to fund more digital Olympus stuff.
> 
> Wiliam
> 
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Robert Burnette [mailto:r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 29 augustus 2009 23:05
>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] T45 for $200?
>>
>>
>> Nope. it's gone. I bought it. Be glad you didn't get it. It 
>> had significant corrosion on the terminals in the T45 battery 
>> compartment. When I called attention to it, the seller said 
>> that he had sold the unit for a friend and had no idea that 
>> there was anything wrong with it. He apologized 
>> profusely...in several e-mails. The actual owner could care 
>> less. The seller must not have removed the battery from the 
>> flash. There is no way anyone could have missed that much corrosion.
>>
>> Getting to the terminals to clean them completely would 
>> require partially dismantling the flash unit, but I managed 
>> to remove most of the corrosion with a long bladed 
>> screwdriver and contact cleaner spray. I could not get it as 
>> clean as I wanted (i.e. under the bend of the terminals), but 
>> I'm not about to tackle disassembling the T45. The charger 
>> terminals also had a bit of corrosion so I disassembled the 
>> charger and cleaned the terminals. After cleaning those and 
>> applying contact cleaner to the battery terminals, the 
>> battery charges and operates the T45 just fine. I have no 
>> idea how complete a charge it takes and how many flashes to 
>> expect from a charge. As John H. said in one post, all T45 
>> batteries are old (unless replaced) and sooner or later it 
>> will require a battery pack rebuild. However, the T45 works 
>> great with an SP Systems power pack. So...all in all it was a 
>> very good buy, just a PITA to clean. It was another reminder 
>> as to why I prefer obay to Craig's list. 
>>
>> I can see why Ken likes the T45. It is a powerhouse. It has 
>> two stacked flash elements in the head. They look similar to 
>> the one in a T32. When the flash goes off it seems bright 
>> enough to use for spotting enemy aircraft.  ;o)  It is a huge 
>> and massive flash assembly. It makes one think it should be 
>> attached to a Crown Graphic 4X5, rather than a diminutive 
>> OM-4 or 4Ti. The T32 is like a sports car, but the T45 is 
>> like an army tank. There's little doubt that it will get the 
>> job done. 
>>
>> If you can get a T45, battery and charger in good shape for 
>> $200, George, that's a pretty good buy. The battery packs are 
>> going to become hard to find. One obay seller wants $149.00 
>> for the battery pack alone. He claims it is new, but it is 
>> still an old battery pack. The connector cords are a bit 
>> harder to come by. One needs a TTL Auto Cord T2 (0.10m) for 
>> the camera to flash bracket connection or a TTL Auto Cord T2 
>> (0.15m) for the camera to flash bracket connection with 
>> Winder attached. These are the most compact connector cords 
>> for the combination.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009 15:16
>> Subject: Re: [OM] T45 for $200?
>> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion' <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Hi George,
>>>
>>> Frank Wheeler [fdw3642@xxxxxxxxx] had a T-45, complete with good 
>>> batteries and charger, for sale for $50,-- beginning of the 
>> month on 
>>> Craigslist. Shipping to the Netherlands was $40. I did not 
>> buy it in 
>>> the end, so maybe he still has it. Give it a try.
>>>
>>> Wiliam
>>>
>>
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