Re: [OM] Tale of a DIY repair gone bad

[gary edwards]

Surely, that is the late, departed cat....

Gary Edwards


> From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Tale of a DIY repair gone bad
> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:55:47 -0400
>
> I assume the cat went #1, not #2!?    I hope you charged extra for that one
>
> Skip
>
>
> At 8/18/99 08:40 PM  -0400, you wrote:
> > I couldn't help myself, I had to look.
> > Right now I'm recovering from a summer cold, hot & cold sweats, the shakes
> > (I HATE that part).  Anyone who's tried to call in the last 3 days has
> > gotten my machine.
> > The last "good" camera to come in was a 2N that was sitting on the floor 
> > of
> > the owners closet.  His cat  "went" on it.
> >
> > John
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> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 5:36 PM
> > Subject: [OM] Tale of a DIY repair gone bad
> >
> >
> > > (John Hermanson - Don't look!  Just hide your eyes on this one.)
> > >
> > > Check out this Ebay item.
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=145979845
> > >
> > > Here's the interesting text on this OM-1 "This poor little camera is
> > > currently dead. Actually it was killed. Probably had a simple 
> > mechanical
> > > jam, and then some idiot tried to "fix" it with WD40 or the like. The
> > > inside has been saturated. No meter action, No wind, No shutter 
> > action."
> > >
> > > This sounds like what I do to my brass sprinkler when it sticks.  I 
> > just
> > > spray WD-40 on it while it's running until the sticking stops.  I guess
> > > this guy thought his OM-1 could benefit from the same treatment.  
> > Although
> > > I'm sure there's been worse stories, this one is up there.
> > >
> > > John - One day when you have a minute to think, you'll have to give us
> > your
> > > best stories on what-came-in-the-door-for-repair. I'm sure they'd be 
> > good
> > > for a few grins; or gasps of horror, depending on the situation
> > >
> > > Skip
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > > Skip Williams
> > > Westfield, NJ
> > > skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx
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