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[OM] Re: OMPC trouble

Subject: [OM] Re: OMPC trouble
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 14:01:00 -0700
Note my post said 'guess'.   

Guess I'll be moseying on now.....

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>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Moose
>Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 1:53 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OMPC trouble
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>I'm not sure it would be oily magnet disease. The symptoms aren't 
>certain. If removing the batteries always fixes it and nothing 
>else ever 
>does, how could it be the problem of magnets sticking? Are you testing 
>it with film in the camera? Remember that the mirror will stay 
>up for a 
>long time in P or A mode without film, or at least something light in 
>the film plane.
>
>If it is sticky magnet disease, I know from personal 
>experience with OMG 
>and OMPC that the post you quoted had it backwards. On those 
>bodies, the 
>magnet that causes the trouble is right up front and quite easy to get 
>at to clean. I believe this location was part of the redesign of the 
>OM-10 at serial 2 million, moving magnet from back to front. In any 
>case, I just looked at an OMPC parts body and the magnet is in 
>front and 
>quite accessible. I suppose one could even remove the little cover and 
>watch to see if the magnet is sticking, then give it a nudge 
>to se if it 
>releases easily.
>
>Moose
>
>Mike wrote:
>
>>>Oily magnets would be my guess
>>>
>> was afraid of that. I guess it's not just an OM10 problem. 
>Has anyone 
>>attempted a home repair on the PC? I found a recent post on photo.net 
>>explained a fix for the OM10 but I suspect that it would only be 
>>temporary as it doesn't address the source of the oil. Here is a 
>>partial quote of said post:
>>  
>>
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