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[OM] Re: Need for rebuild on M. 15V Ni-Cd Control Packs - Yes or No?

Subject: [OM] Re: Need for rebuild on M. 15V Ni-Cd Control Packs - Yes or No?
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:06:57 +0100
And no fixture for a wrist strap on the CP2, if I am not mistaken. The devil
is in the details!

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Piers 
 
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Hermanson
Sent: 16 October 2006 14:07
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Subject: [OM] Re: Need for rebuild on M. 15V Ni-Cd Control Packs - Yes or
No?


CP1 and CP2 are identical inside.  Only differences are to attachment screw,
outer edge of mode knob, and name plate.

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Piers Hemy wrote:
> Barnaby, I have/have had several CP1.  I have never seen a CP2.  It is 
> certainly possible that a CP1 will still be usable without the need 
> for a rebuild, although with lower capacity than it had originally.  
> But if all you are going to do is burn 2-3 36-exp films in a day, I 
> can't see that the lower capacity is going to be a show-stopper problem.
> 
> If you have doubts about whether there is *any* capacity left in what 
> you are buying, then set your price accordingly, and budget for a 
> rebuild (with NiMH cells).  I would guess somewhere in the 
> USD50-USD100 range.  If you can't find a repair shop in Denmark, I can
suggest a shop in UK.
> 
> In my experience, you can't tell just by looking at the outside what 
> has been done inside (I had to mark my rebuilt CP1 to show which was
which).
> 
> --
> Piers
>  


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