Re: [OM] Help! is my T32 broken.

[John Hermanson]

That wasn't my final answer.

No, it's not serviceable

John  Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Parzival Herzog" <parz@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Help! is my T32 broken.


| Well, I thought the group had lost interest, and I decided for myself
that
| I wasn't making any significant mistakes using it. I figured I had 2
options,
| 1) return the unit, 2) look inside for a simple problem (e.g. loose wire).
|
| I wasn't looking forward to returning the unit, as it meant paying for
shipping,
| eating the $30 customs fee, and waiting (it took 20 days from winning on
Ebay to
| actual delivery,) and then I would start all over again (no T32).
|
| I thought getting it serviced by a camera shop would cost as or almost as
much
| as the thing itself ($111), and even then could fail for lack of parts.
|
| So I took the risk, used R. Lee Hawkin's incredible Olympus FAQ,
http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/photo.shtml
| to get directions to open the beastie, and opened it up.
|
| It turned out to be full of corrosion from leaked batteries. One of the
| power leads was corroded out through its entire length, (4") right from
| the battery terminal to to the circuit board. If I had looked at it
closely
| with a magnifier, I would have noticed corrosion coming through on one
| of the auto-cord conector pins.
|
| Anyways, after scraping off the corrosion, there were 4 wires ruined
| and disconnected by corrosion. I've replaced one, don't know where two
| others go, and don't know how to attach copper wire to the stainless steel
| battery and other contacts.
|
| So, now with a pile of parts in a jar, I have to get back to paying work,
| and see what the vendor has to say. I figure I have a 30hance of
| getting some satisfaction from the vendor, and 30hance of fixing
| it myself. Does that equal a 60hance of having a working flash? <g>
| Wish me luck!
|
| - Parzival
|
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
| > Yes,. it is serviceable.
|
|
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