Meter ground could be loose or corroded, tiny wire going into meter could be
broken
inside insulation, meter switch could be dirty.
If you are going to remove the top DO NOT try to unscrew small screw under
rewind
handle as that does not come out when disassembling camera.
John
Stuart Goggin wrote:
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have been keeping my eye open for mint OM's to establish a collection of
> these wonderful cameras. I bought a mint OM-1md. It looks like it has
> only had three rolls of film through it before it was stored in a cupboard
> (There are three film canister scratches in the back). There are no paint
> scratches or anything on the back. Unfortunately the back foam is gooey,
> and has a white coating. The lense has also been fungied. But the camera
> feels really really nice and "tight". Shutter speeds are perfect.
>
> The problem is that the meter is intermittant, it will work if the body is
> shaken. I suspect this is the typical power wire corroding problem. I
> removed the bottom, but the wire connected to the battery was OK, the solder
> joint was also OK.
>
> So I suspect the wire is damaged somewhere in the top of the body.
>
> 1. Any one else fixed a similar problem.
> 2. Is it possible to remove the top of the body without leaving any
> marks,
> I really want to keep this body MINT.
> 3. Any other likely causes.
>
> Stuart Goggin
>
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