I had an OM2sp jammed on the winding gear. I open up from the bottom plate
and compare the gears with my another OM2SP, good one. Turn out that the
gears somehow "overwound" and click on the wrong place and got stuck. Since
Igot this 2SP cheap, I might as well test my skill then. I just unscrew a
fewscrews around the gearing mechanism, move the gears to its "normal"
position (compared to a good one), and voila, it is working again.
My wife did give me a real big complement this time, for at least not to
messup another camera.
my 2 cents
Andy
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From: David Carter <spotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OM2 Spot/Program shutter etc problem
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:17:47 +1300
> thanks.
>I've got another OM2 Spot/Program, with a better light meter, albeit still
>2/3 stops over what it should be. The shutter on it is deader ( &it's not
>pristine ), hence it's value as a parts machine. FWIW both meters respond
>very well to light changes.
>
>David
>
>PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service wrote: The wind shouldn't be a problem
--
>grease gets into the levers by the battery compartment, allowing the wind
>gears to "cross" and jam. The meter display is the headache. Many 2s's
>develop "head amp failure", where the meter display ceases to respond to
>variations in light intensity. If this is the problem, it's a lost cause.
>Last weekend I managed to find an immaculate OM2 Spot/Program. With a dud
>shutter. It is totally stuck, even the mechanical speeds are frozen. And
the
>winder is also frozen, yet the film reels moves, both ways. Since then I've
>discovered that the meter needs attention. On Auto or Program it
>consistentlyshows about 2/3 stops overexposure. It gets worse, on
>Manual/Spotthe meter vanishes, between the + &- signs! Do these faults seem
>like fixable with a CLA, or are they more serious?
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