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Re: [OM] Bottom plate on my new OM-PC...

Subject: Re: [OM] Bottom plate on my new OM-PC...
From: Jay Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:49:52 -0500
On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 10:23:46PM -0500, Curtis P. Hedman wrote:
> Just received an OM-PC purchased on e*a*, and I have a question for the 
> list.... the camera seems in pretty good shape in general, and so far 
> everything seems to be working (film goes through it this weekend), but I 
> notice that the bottom plate or cover seems to "oil can" a little - it 
> makes a slight "ticking" sound when pressed lightly.

I had this problem with one OM-PC...turned out that the screws had been
overtightened and broken out the rims of the holes in the bottom plate. You
can remove the bottom plate yourself to see if this is the problem. The
fix, unfortunately, is to replace the plate.

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