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[OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
From: Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:35:52 -0500
Rob:

At the risk of stealing John Hermanson's (Camtech) thunder, he has a 
whole page devoted to changing the back foam seals 
(http://www.zuiko.com/7Backfoam.htm).  This will provide much useful info.

Martin

Skip Williams wrote:

>1. Find a factory-trained Olympus repair-person and stick with them.  If you 
>have to, send the camera to John H. or Clint in the U.S., they both do 
>top-notch work.  Batch your shipments and count on a long, multi-month wait 
>for the repair; they're very busy.
>
>2. For an OM-1n, you can replace the foam around the back and the mirror 
>damper yourself, but you won't want to try and remove the top to get at the 
>pentaprism foam.  This is a very small camera for all the mechanics inside and 
>it's not easy to get the top off or get it back on right unless you're very 
>good.  If you're using the camera, do yourself a favor and send it in for an 
>overhaul.  It will be fine for another 10-20 years at that point.  If you try 
>and take off the top yourself, and can't get it back on, any reputable 
>repairman will likely either refuse it or charge you double when the camera 
>arrives at his doorstep in a bag in multiple pieces.
>
>Skip
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>----- Original Message ---------------
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>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>   From: Rob Smith <RobSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:35:14 -0000
>     To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
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>>I also have mushy foam around the rear cover.
>>I did not realise that it can cause damage to the prism under the top cover.
>>I do not know of a good camera service in the UK to send my camera to.
>>I had my OM10 serviced at a suposed Olympus Specialist.
>>I was not very pleased with the work and this is the OM10 which just broke.
>>Is there a part number for the foam kit for an OM1n?
>>I will get stuck in and get rid of the mushy stuff myself.
>>
>>Rob
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 13 January 2005 15:04
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>>
>>
>>
>>And you probably have the same mushy foam pressing against the pentaprism 
>>under the top cover. If that foam isn't removed, it will eat through the 
>>prism paint and coating, and eventually show in the finder as large 
>>green/black blotches.
>>
>>John Hermanson
>>Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>>21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
>>631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>>Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Gary Edwards" <zuikowarriors@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:58 PM
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>A CLA is usually a good idea every 25 years or so ;-)
>>>
>>>None of my shutter curtains have deteriorated and I have 2 OM-1s that date
>>>      
>>>
>>>back to about '77.  With regular attention by John or Clint they should 
>>>last as long as the comonly consumed parts hold out.  No telling what that
>>>      
>>>
>>>will be, but there are donor cameras.
>>>
>>>Gary Edwards
>>>
>>>Larry Powers <lapowers57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>I have an OM-1n that I picked up a few years ago. I am just now starting 
>>>to
>>>use it seriously and have a couple of questions about keeping it alive.
>>>Pictures taken with the camera look OK so I am trying to do preventative
>>>maintenance at this point.
>>>
>>>I have mushy light seals and have found info in the archive about removing
>>>and replacing these as well as the mirror foam.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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