Clint,
Thanks a ton for your mail with your advices.
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> If you have a newer style meter (where the meter frame is separate from
> the eyepiece, mostly on 1n's),
Any good (visual) indications on how to detect if it's a newer style
meter? I'm honestly not sure on this...
> check the ground -- touch from the metal
> frame of the meter to the body and see if the meter doesn't jump up. If
> so, lift out the meter/frame assy and clean the foil grounding strip
> w/acetone to remove the glue. Also, you might want to scrape away any
> paint from the body around the screw hole where the foil strip is held.
>
> On others, wick off the solder on the circuit board and reapply -- and
> while you're at it, gently wiggle the resistors, sometimes they'll crack
> so that you can't tell until they're moved.
>
Okie - electronics is much less scaring to me than mechanical stuff. I
will definitely try our your advices tomorrow or tuesday evening. I hope
that they solve my metering problems ;)
I'll let y'all know what happens.
Thaks again, Clint...
--thomas
>
> T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've got an otherwise perfectly looking and functioning OM1 with some
> > meter problems. I hope someone on the list can help...
> >
> > When setting the ASA dial at 1600, the shutter at 1s and the apeture of an
> > 50/1.8 at 1.8, I can just about make the viewfinder arrow point into the
> > "center" of the meter when pointing it at the brightest light-source
> > I can come across. This is not how my other OM1's work ;(
> >
> > I tried to pop off the top and see if I could adjust my way out of it (the
> > adjustments available through the "eccentric" on the top of the
> > galvanometer). However this was (as I'd almost expected) not possible -
> > the meter is far too much off.
> >
> > I've checked for loose electricwires etc., and I am using the correct
> > battry - even tried with two fresh ones which work in another OM1. However
> > this doesn't seem to be the problem.
> >
> > I am suspecting that it might be the cds-cells that are non-functioning,
> > but there might be other, more probable, things I've overlooked. Anyone
> > with a hint to share?
> >
> > It's a beauty of a camera otherwise. Cosmetically perfect and the
> > shutter-speeds are as right-on as I can possibly wish. So if I could get
> > the meter to work, it would really be good.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help ;)
> >
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> > Thomas Heide Clausen
> > Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
> > M.Sc in Computer Engineering
> >
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