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Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T

Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:25:14 -0500
Is the "CE circuit" the complete circuit board or is there another piece?

How are things at Tamron?

Chuck Norcutt


On 1/15/2013 6:19 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
> I have CE circuits for the 4T, but no one is likely to spend the $400 +
> to have one put in.
>
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> On 1/15/2013 5:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> You'd better hope that it is batteries or electrical contacts or
>> something else equally simple.  There are no more replacement circuit
>> boards available for OM-4s.
>>
>> Jez's comment that you must use silver oxide batteries is very
>> important.  The OM-4T has better battery life than the OM-4 but neither
>> camera has an off switch and is always idling at low power while
>> batteries are installed.  If you use alkaline batteries the voltage will
>> quickly fall below the minimum required to operate the camera.  In fact,
>> even if you're using silver oxide batteries if they have been installed
>> since the summer you may have depleted them already.  If you are going
>> to leave the camera unused for any long period of time it is best to
>> remove the batteries.  In the meantime go find some silver oxide
>> batteries.  We will all hope very fervently that your camera will soon
>> be working again.
>>
>> If the camera failed when you tried to take a shot and the mirror was
>> released and is stuck in the up position that is another indicator that
>> the problem is low batteries.  That behavior is by design.  The mirror
>> is up but the shutter has not fired and that frame of film has not been
>> wasted.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/15/2013 10:40 AM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
>>> I have an OM4T, bought it this summer and already shot a few rolls with it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My family went out hiking yesterday, and I put a new roll of Kodak Portra
>>> 400 in the camera, grabbed a T20 and left home.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> During the hiking, I shot a couple of pictures, some with flash some
>>> without. After the 10th shot, the camera was dead. There was no display, and
>>> the camera had no response to the Battery Check. Well, I thought the battery
>>> is dead. On the way home, I tried the Battery Check again, strangely, I can
>>> see the test light and heard audible signals, but still there was no
>>> display.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When we arrived at home, I tried new batteries. Now, the camera is
>>> completely dead, no display, no light, now sound.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you happen to know what kind of problems it might be? It seems that I now
>>> need to start saving a couple hundred dollar for a CLA. I like the camera, I
>>> want to use it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> EDB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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