Paul, good luck. The top cover of the OM-4 is well-known to be overly
crammed with wires and such. I get the impression that even the likes of
our own John H. dread having to stuff it all back in on reassembly.
Gary Edwards (covering one eye and peeking with the other as Paul the Brit
attempts this...)
----- Original Message -----
From: <PaulThBrit@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 4:57 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-4 Repair
> OK, some would say I'm crazy to think about repairing my beloved OM-4, but
I
> have had good luck with similar repairs, have access to clean
rooms/laminar
> flow benches and circuit repair/surface mount gear. I really do not want
to
> spend ~$200 getting this repaired professionally.
>
> My guess is that it is a loose connector, broken circuit trace or cold
solder
> joint. The symptoms are as follows and have existed for over five years:
> - Camera operates perfectly normally with the exception of the spot meter
> modes, memory store (LED light doesn't flash), and the metering system
does
> not turn on when the shutter release is depressed lightly like it should.
>
> - The meter system does turn on and work (with the exception of spot
> metering) if the Auto/Manual switch is turned to the 'Battery Check'
position
> and then back to 'Auto' or 'Manual'.
>
> - The self timer works, as does the flash.
>
> All the symptoms seem to me to point to something near the shutter release
> button. My question is, are there step by step instructions on available
as
> to how to remove the top plate to gain access to this area? Do the
symptoms
> point to anything other than a bad joint or connection? Is this a
'normal'
> failure mode of the OM-4? Are there any other symptoms I can provide to
help
> diagnose the problem?
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> Paul
>
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