At 11:22 AM 14/03/2006 -0800, Clint @ Photosphere wrote:
>(link)
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060314/us_nm/olympus_recall_dc
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>
>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. subsidiary of Japanese camera maker
>Olympus Corp. and U.S. regulators said on Tuesday that about 1.2
>million 35-millimeter film cameras are being recalled to fix an
>overheating problem with the flash circuit.
>
>The circuit can cause the camera to overheat and produce smoke when
>the camera is on, posing a burn hazard, according the U.S.
>Consumer Product Safety Commission.
>
>Olympus has received 21 reports of the malfunction but no injuries,
>the regulator's statement said.
>
>The cameras, sold across the U.S. between 1989 and 1995, include the
>Infinity Twin, AF-1 Twin, Infinity Zoom 200 series, AZ 200 series, and
>Quantary Infinity Zoom 222 Olympus-brand 35-mm film cameras.
>
>Olympus is advising consumers to stop using the cameras and contact
>Olympus for a repair kit.
>
>
>
>Comments:
>"21 reports of the malfunction"? 21!?!? We saw hundreds of these
>models with melted flash circuits, most of them "out of warranty".
>
>Contact Olympus for a "repair kit"? How is a customer supposed to
>replace the main ciruict, flash circuit, and melted front cover, and
>in some cases the shutter circuit/assembly and the AF circuit, too?
>
>And how many customers are going to keep a dead, melted Olympus camera
>lying around that doesn't work, hasn't been repaired by Olympus for
>years, and that parts are officially "no longer available"?
>
>What a load of BS!
It's simple - the repair kit comprises a pair of asbestos gloves and
heat-resistant glasses.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. And yes, their response is BS. And over ten
years too late...
Andrew McPhee
http://www.dev-stop-fix.com/
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