On 13 Oct 98, at 10:43, Stuart Goggin wrote:
> I bought a broken OM 10 on the weekend and set about fixing it. In the of
> fixing an oil on the shutter magnet problem I ran into a few problems. The
> body I have is probably one of the last OM10s made. In this body there is a
> flex circuit above the shutter magnet. Getting to the face of the magnet to
> clean it is very very hard because of the circuit. Not wanting to do too
> much messing with the body I tried various techniques to reach the magnet.
> Cotton buds are way too big to reach.
What the s/n of this OM-10? Of the two I have, only the older one has this
flex circuit over the magnet. The newer one (s/n 249xxxx) has the magnet
wide open and nearer the front.
> The easiest was a fine artists paint brush dipped in solvent. This reached
> the magnet without removing the circuit. The camera is now working without
> the oil on the magnet exposure problem.
>
I used thick paper dipped in brake cleaner, slid between the contacts, but
your method may be more effective. What did you use to verify the shutter
speeds?
Shawn & Janis Wright
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