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Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 fried contacts
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:38:39 -0500
I'm the middle man, camera came in thru ebay, being shipped to new owner 
in India.  Considering all the trouble involved just getting paid for 
this job, I hesitate to get more involved.

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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Yes, I was wondering how that much damage had occurred.  Maybe John 
> should inquire of the customer about the flash (and whether there's 
> anything left of it).  :-)
> 
> Dr. Flash (boo hoo, boo hoo, RIP little flash)
> 
> Tim Hughes wrote:
> 
>>John,
>>     Interesting find and picture. The energy stored in the trigger 
>> capacitor, in even the oldest
>>of old high voltage flashes, is not nearly enough to do this sort of damage. 
>>I can only guess the
>>bleed resistor to the main capacitor from the trigger capacitor in the flash 
>>shorted 
>> and he dumped in the full 50Joules or so?
>>
>>Tim Hughes
>>
>>
>>--- John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>FYI, thought some of you may be interested. Here are 2 pics of an OM-1 I 
>>>just started for a customer in India.  She bought it blind through 
>>>ebay...gulp.  Flash safety switch is melted, don't know what the main 
>>>contacts look like yet.
>>>
>>>http://www.zuiko.com/index_003.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>___________________________________
>>>John Hermanson
>>>Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>>>21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
>>>631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>http://www.zuiko.com  |  omtech1 AT verizon.net
>>>
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