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RE: [OM] M-Quartz remote controller 1

Subject: RE: [OM] M-Quartz remote controller 1
From: "Harridge, Wayne" <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:12:30 -0500
Neil wrote:

> 
>     Hey Wayne, I just priced one from R Gunz & Co. Olympus 
> agents here in
> Melb.
> Are you sitting down? New they are something like Aud. 
> $400.00 - 450.00 !

Wow !

> Sorry for the bad news. But a simple fix if it suits your 
> purpose, is make up
> a simple cable remote for your Motor Drive/Winder.
> You will require a 2.5mm Mono Jack, this plugs into the 
> socket on the drive. A
> suitable length of  two core cable (round is better than 
> figure 8, easier to
> roll) and a single pole, momentary on, normally open switch.
>     Fit the switch into a suitable handle, I  used an old AAA 
> mini light torch
> body, but anything around that size will do, a bit of 
> soldering and you have
> your remote for about $ 10.00

I have something like that already, the attraction of the M-quartz is the
intervalometer built in - I guess that explains the price.

Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/ 

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