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Re: [OM] Shoe 4 problem

Subject: Re: [OM] Shoe 4 problem
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 10:12:25 -0500
If you pry the rubber blocks out from the underside of the shoe, you
will see the screws that allow you to take the shoe apart. There are no
spare parts available for shoes so be careful.

John

John Petrush wrote:
> 
> My (new to me) used OM-1n arrived today, acquired from an unnamed online
> auction site in better than expected condition, save one small detail.  The
> ready light in the viewfinder does not operate.  I tried another, known
> good, shoe 4 and it worked correctly.  So now I know it is not the body.  I
> tried the questionable shoe on a known good body and, sure enough, no worky.
> Odd.  I measured the resistance between the pins that extend into the holes
> in the pentaprism to the pads on top of the shoe - zero resistance.  I also
> measured the length of the pins compared to the good shoe with a depth
> micrometer.  The good shoe's pins were actually a few thousandths of an inch
> *shorter*.  A surprise.  Then I found when I place the "bad" shoe on any
> body, mount the flash, and press up from the bottom of the flash, the ready
> light comes on as it should.  What's the deal?  Any insights are
> appreciated.
> 
> John P
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