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Re: [OM] Fwd: Long-term reparability of OM2n?

Subject: Re: [OM] Fwd: Long-term reparability of OM2n?
From: clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 16:02:32 -0600
Giles wrote:

> What is the long-term reparability of an OM2n? Will these bodies be readiy
> reparable in 10 years? Are all/most parts currently available from Olympus?
> Or, does one have to have a "parts" body just in case?

Potential concerns:

1. On older, original OM-1's, we're seeing the plastic used beginning to become
more and more brittle.  Some of this may be related to storage and use,
however.  Fortunately, fewer of the critical parts of the 2's were made with
plastic compared to the early 1's.  Still, there are plastic parts that could
break, but that should not weigh heavily in the next 10 years, IMO.

2. The curtains on some OM-1's and 2's are beginning to deteriorate -- the
rubberized material is abrading and/or drying and cracking, resulting in "pin
holes".  Once again, this may be related to storage and use.  Curtains are no
longer available, but we have been known to "harvest" curtains from dead bodies
to repair otherwise salvagable ones.

3.  The incidences of "meter failure" have fallen dramatically (from a peak in
the late 80's/early 90's), but we still see 2n's/2's where the meter has simply
died.  Once again, the primary source for replacements is from dead bodies.

4.  Occasionally the mode switches "tarnish" beyond salvagability, and new
contacts are no longer available.  As above, dead circuits provide parts.

Otherwise, there are not alot of problems with the 2n's that are not
repairable.  Enough of them will die catastrophic deaths to provide "donors", I
suspect, for the forseeable future.  Now if only folks would stop bidding them
up to unreasonable levels on the auction sites.... ;^)



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