2/2N meter position is controlled by the resistor board and a cam around the
meter housing. The resistor plate around the meter housing is for auto
exposure only and when it goes defective, the normal behavior is for the
shutter to stay open (auto only). It
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: ON-2N and battery failure
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 15:17:06 -0700 (PDT), AG Schnozz
> <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >You know, it sounds like a dirty ASA(ISO) resister pad. The
> >plague of all OM-2x series bodies.
>
> I think that would only affect auto exposure, wouldn't it? The manual
> metering in the OM2n is a totally separate circuit (virtually
> identical to the OM1). AFAIK the metering doesn't involve the ASA
> resistor.
>
> Usual symptom in a 2n is erratic severe over-exposure in auto mode. In
> the 2SP you get erratic severe under-exposure *and* crazy meter
> readings.
>
>
> John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)
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