The 18v grip (and nicad pack) can fry the motor drive pins. Sometimes it
will do it if the motor / nicad (already screwed together as a pair) are
then mounted to the camera with the nicad / grip switch turned ON. (I
discovered this caution is featured in atleast the nicad instruction book,
it may be in the 18V grip instructions too, I'm not sure) This can cause a
power surge and may cause the experienced motor damage. In the 18v grip it
can also melt the battery contacts inside the grip AND the contacts on the
battery holder.
This melting can also occur with the 18v grip if the switch is OFF,
depending on what day of the week it is, or where the moon was positioned
the night before ;-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Fenstermacher" <bobfenstermacher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: [OM] Fried 18v Motor drive contacts
>
>
> It's been awhile since I jumped in on any discussions. Been learning a
lot though. You guys and gals have been a wealth of
> information-Thanks.
>
> Got a question that I haven't seen brought up currently nor in archives .
>
> I have two 18v hand grips for a couple of motor drive 1's that I have used
for my OM-1MD. The motor drives work fine with the
> normal rechargeable battery packs but occasionally, I've used the two 18v
hand grips that I've acquired over the years. After
> working for some time, both of the 18v packs have fried the contacts at
the top and ruined the contacts on the Motor Drives 1 as
> well.
>
> Last Thanksgiving, at a 50th anniversary restaurant dinner for my in-laws,
the grip starts smoking. >
> The normal pack on a third Motor Drive 1 works fine. Haven't had any
problems since then.
>
> What causes this? Anyone else experience anything like it? John, any
suggestions/comments?
>
> TIA,
>
> Bob F, aka nwrecruiting-headhunter from Washington.
>
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