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Re: [OM] Motor drive slippage

Subject: Re: [OM] Motor drive slippage
From: "Mark Hammons" <astair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 19:08:28 -0600
>There is a clutch mech in the motor that can go out of adjustment.
>
>John
>
>Greg Heier wrote:
>
>> I have an MD 1 that I use mainly on my OM-4T, but also on my OM-2, and on
>> both bodies it sometimes slips (runs for a while trying to advance the film.
>>
>> It seems to do this a lot more often in portrait than in horizontal usage.
>> I'm guessing this has something to do with not having the motor drive tight
>> enough against the body, but both the control pack and motor drive knobs are
>> as tight as they go. Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance :).
>>
>> ---
>> Greg Heier (greg@xxxxxxxx)


John,

I have a winder 2 that seems to also do this.  It does it worse if the camera
is pointed up -- in fact it will just go and go and go.... until you point the 
camera
horizontal.

Is this a similar or identical problem.   Can it be fixed?  If so, how much?


Mark Hammons


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