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Re: [OM] Flash and my OM1

Subject: Re: [OM] Flash and my OM1
From: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:43:08 +0100
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:57:57 +0100, Sam wrote:


>Basically it's the flash intermittently not firing. Happens on both the
>hot-shoe and the sync-socket. I haven't tried another flash unit but when
>it's going wrong I can fire the flash by shorting out the sync lead, but if
>I then immediately plug it into the camera it fails again, until it decides
>that it's had enough of that game and goes back to working OK.

>Any suggestions here? is there a set of points I could easily get to clean
>or something. I used to be an office equipment service engineer
>(photocopiers / typewriters word-processors etc) so I know how to work a
>screwdriver.

The 25 year old OM1 that I still use had this problem in early days.
Apparently there was a locking compound used on some part of the
contact assembly that became electrically leaky. Olympus UK fixed it
for me - it was a known problem they said. Try switching to FP postion
and firing from the sync socket. If it then works every time, it's the
insulation problem.

I would guess that John H could fix it :-)

Regards


John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)

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