Right side = holding the camera in front of you, pointing at you as if for
self portrait. Take the bottom cover off and meter movement is right there.
Take tape off, set vom to ohms, touch black lead to black wire solder point
going into meter, and red test lead to meter casing. Meter should show some
resistance, maybe 1K, I don't remember, also meter needle may move a little
during test.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Bryhn" <thomas.bryhn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 35RC - how to take top off?
> At 23:25 23.09.2003, John Hermanson wrote:
> >Assume you got dis-assembly info from that website.
>
> Yes, just what I needed, a confirmation that one of the screws is reverse
> threaded. Thanks to Chuck, and thanks to Keith Berry for putting the site
up.
>
> >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.
>
> This is exactly what was about to happen to my beater 35RC. My clumsy
> fingers accelerated it a bit.... Should be an easy fix if I leave the rest
> of the corrosion alone.
>
> >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.
>
> Stupid question: When you say right side, is that as viewed from behind
the
> camera or from the front?
>
> >Also, check for resistance in meter coil (maybe do this first). I meter
coil
> >is "open", no need to do the other tests.
>
> Since you think I should check this first I must assume the terminals are
> easy to access? I haven't recognized them when having the bottom and front
> covers off, so I guess the top must come off? BTW, the whole circuit is
> "open" as measured from the battery compartment, but that doesn't tell
much
> about where the problem is.
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas B.
>
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