You might want to remove the bottom plate before applying the
penetrating oil. There have been past threads concerning the damaging
effects that even a tiny bit of oil, other than the proper lubricant,
has on the inner workings of our OMs.
-Charles Packard
"Timpe, Jim" wrote:
>
> Small explosive charges are known to work. Actually, a little penetrating
> oil (little being the operative word here) in the battery opening allowed to
> work might do it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I just picked up a bargain camera - a nice little black OM2 - which I was
> told was "locked up". I asked the owner if he had tried new batteries and
> used the reset. He didn't care - he picked the camera up from someone else
> and didn't want it. As I suspected, I tripped the reset and the mirror
> returned and the shutter activated! However, I haven't been able to get the
> battery cover off - any clues as to how to remove a stuck battery cover?
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