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Re: [OM] Paging Dr. PC connector --Flashbulb dud

Subject: Re: [OM] Paging Dr. PC connector --Flashbulb dud
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:13:35 -0400
I'm referring only to OM-1 through 2N.  The N versions having the FP 
switch hidden inside the body, requiring full dis-assembly to get to it. 
  2S, 3, 4 have a buried safety switch but would require a way to switch 
to it.

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On 4/25/2011 11:18 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Could be a dirty/pitted fp safety switch.  An emergency fix would be to
>> CAREFULLY scrap the 2 surfaces with an xacto blade and bend the short
>> one so contacts are about 1-2mm apart.  In oldest OM-2, switch is found
>> partially covered by the md switch in the bottom of the camera.  Newer
>> bodies have it fp safety completely hidden inside.
>
>
> John, I'm trying to read between the lines here. By trying to
> interpret your last line, I'm concluding that the OM series, even if
> there isn't an external FP/X switch, is still capable of being
> modified to support FP?
>
> AG

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