Take another look at the battery compartment, it's clean, no corrosion at
all. Also make sure to tighten the battery door, to no avail. I noticed that
when the installed the door, the camera makes some chipping sound when the
door touches the base plate.
I guess the camera needs to see a doctor, I should have bought it heath
insurance.
EDB
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:04 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
PS: making sure the bottom cover screws are tight may make the biggest
difference.
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On 1/15/2013 11:18 PM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
> Thank everybody for your feedback.
>
> I will try cleaning it first and see where it goes, hope it can be as
> simple as that.
>
> I am using silver oxide batteries. The same batteries work fine in
> another OM4T.
>
> Just curious, why does the CE circuit cost so much?
>
> EDB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:25 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
>
> 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.
>>
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>> 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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