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Re: [OM] FAQ-Q

Subject: Re: [OM] FAQ-Q
From: Kennedy <rkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 03:37:13 +0100
In article , Terry and Tracey <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>When I stripped my OM-1 down a few years ago I was interested to note
>>that the wiring of the FP/X switch effectively shorted the switch out,
>>so it was always in the X-sync, no matter what postion the switch was
>>in.  When I rebuilt it I checked it and sure enough, the switch made no
>>damn difference - either on the socket or on the cord.
>
>
>I think this is through a diode. Depending upon the poarity you used, it
>would either conduct or block. I seem to remember John H mentioning this a
>while back.
>
it might be supposed to be through a diode, but on my OM-1 it was
directly wired across the switch contacts - no diode, just wire.  As Lee
said, it could have been just my camera, but somehow I doubt it.
-- 
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
Python Philosophers         (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)

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