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Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T

Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:58:32 -0500
Original 4T usually exhibited one blinking "dash" in the LCD display no 
matter how precisely you set exposure.  CE version does not blink and 
has no adjustment pots.

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On 1/16/2013 8:37 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> It's a European product conformity mark to signify that the product meets
> all European standards (safety, health, environmental), and can therefore be
> sold anywhere in the European Union without the need to further safety
> testing etc. on import.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking
>
> The later OM-4Ti cameras had a CE label on the baseplate.
>
> Piers
>
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> What does CE mean?
>
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> On 1/16/13 6:52 AM, "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There are 2 other boards involved if converting an old camera to CE,
>> that can't be done.  These boards could be used if camera is already CE
>> version. Then board must be programmed.
>> Tamron's going very well.  I've been trained and certified on 17-50mm
>> VC, 200-500mm, 60mm Macro, 70-200mm f2.8, 70-300mm VC, and the new
>> 24-70mm f2.8 VC.
>>
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>> On 1/15/2013 8:25 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Is the "CE circuit" the complete circuit board or is there another
>>> piece?
>>>
>>> How are things at Tamron?
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/15/2013 6:19 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>>>> I have CE circuits for the 4T, but no one is likely to spend the
>>>> $400 + to have one put in.
>>>>
>>>> ___________________________________
>>>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>>
>>>> On 1/15/2013 5:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>> You'd better hope that it is batteries or electrical contacts or
>>>>> something else equally simple.  There are no more replacement
>>>>> circuit boards available for OM-4s.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jez's comment that you must use silver oxide batteries is very
>>>>> important.  The OM-4T has better battery life than the OM-4 but
>>>>> neither  camera has an off switch and is always idling at low power
>>>>> while  batteries are installed.  If you use alkaline batteries the
>>>>> voltage will  quickly fall below the minimum required to operate the
>>>>> camera.  In fact,  even if you're using silver oxide batteries if
>>>>> they have been installed  since the summer you may have depleted
>>>>> them already.  If you are going  to leave the camera unused for any
>>>>> long period of time it is best to  remove the batteries.  In the
>>>>> meantime go find some silver oxide  batteries.  We will all hope
>>>>> very fervently that your camera will soon  be working again.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the camera failed when you tried to take a shot and the mirror
>>>>> was  released and is stuck in the up position that is another
>>>>> indicator that  the problem is low batteries.  That behavior is by
>>>>> design.  The mirror  is up but the shutter has not fired and that
>>>>> frame of film has not been  wasted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/15/2013 10:40 AM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
>>>>>> I have an OM4T, bought it this summer and already shot a few rolls
>>>>>> with it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My family went out hiking yesterday, and I put a new roll of Kodak
>>>>>> Portra
>>>>>> 400 in the camera, grabbed a T20 and left home.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> During the hiking, I shot a couple of pictures, some with flash
>>>>>> some  without. After the 10th shot, the camera was dead. There was
>>>>>> no display, and  the camera had no response to the Battery Check.
>>>>>> Well, I thought the battery  is dead. On the way home, I tried the
>>>>>> Battery Check again, strangely, I can  see the test light and heard
>>>>>> audible signals, but still there was no  display.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When we arrived at home, I tried new batteries. Now, the camera is
>>>>>> completely dead, no display, no light, now sound.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you happen to know what kind of problems it might be? It seems
>>>>>> that I now  need to start saving a couple hundred dollar for a CLA.
>>>>>> I like the camera, I  want to use it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> EDB
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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