Assume you got dis-assembly info from that website.
A few good things to check when RC meter is non-functional: where battery
wire is soldered to battery contact (held by a brass nut) corrosion gets
between the head of the screw and the battery contact or corrodes wire right
off the solder connection. Battery box is glue in so you will have to pry
it up.
Another place to look is under the right hand plate on the front of the body
under the leatherette. This is where you'll find the switch that turns the
meter on when you turn ring to "A". It is common for this switch to get
dirty.
Also, check for resistance in meter coil (maybe do this first). I meter coil
is "open", no need to do the other tests.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Bryhn" <thomas.bryhn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:12 AM
Subject: [OM] 35RC - how to take top off?
> I've got a very nice 35RC that's completely dead in auto mode, so I
suspect
> it's a broken wire. Now I've also got an ugly 35RC that was working
> perfectly untill yesterday.... I took the bottom off to investigate the
> battery compartment and the wire was so corroded that it snapped at first
> touch. I strongly suspect corrosion is also the underlying cause of the
> other dead RC, so I think I'll do myself a favour and replace most of the
> wiring when I'm at it. But then I need to get the top off in order to take
> the lens off. Any catches I should know about?
>
> I wagely remember something about small parts flying out from the self
> timer, but that may have been another camera. Also what direction should
> the self timer and shutter speed wheel unscrew? Clockwise? Widdershins?
;-)
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
>
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