Keep at it Tom, you'll make it. Congratulations for your perseverance.
Regards
Titoy
PS Still wishing for the day I can afford to buy one of your OM 4's or more
so a 4TEEEEEEEE!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Scales <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:59 AM
Subject: [OM] This darn NiCad pack
> OK, I'm making progress. Not really asking for advice (unless you have
> some), mostly just venting.
>
> The pack took a charge -- seems like a positive step <g>. If I remember
> correctly, I shouldn't charge it more than 4-5 hours. Is that true for
> NiCads? My soldering got much better after everyone's tips. The next
pack,
> my plan is to drill very small holes through the tabs with my Dremel and
> physically wire them together prior to the solder. That would be a nice,
> unbreakable connection.
>
> Now I'm on to getting the dial back on properly. I've got it on a body
> (OM-3). I set it to sequence, just like the instructions said. I turn
the
> nylon post until it fires away. I tighten down the screws and -- nothing.
> No more firing.
>
> Start over, same thing.
>
> Arghhhh.
>
> Can't exactly figure out what I am doing wrong. Think I might have also
> screwed up the fire button on the back of the battery pack. Can't exactly
> figure out how that is supposed to go back in.
>
> And I have 4 more to go....
>
> Tom
>
>
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