Sounds like the spring in the take-up spool is weak. That's more common
with the 2s, but possible on the 4. Only replacement with the improved part
will suffice.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan Paterson" <paterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:29 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-4 winding problem
>
>
> My OM-4 seems to have a problem with the film take-up spool or winding
> mechanism. On several occasions I've lost shots due to overlapping frames
> resulting from incomplete wind-on. As far as I can see, the film tension
on
> the take up side doesn't seem to be properly maintained and so when I get
> close to the end of a roll the exposed film coil is not as compact as it
> should be which causes the section of film behind the shutter to slip on
> the sprockets as the wind-on lever is turned. This happens with manual
> wind-on and also with the winder 2. When I tried it with an MD2, it worked
> perfectly with no film loaded but the motor refused to wind at all when I
> put a film in, suggesting that with a film loaded the wind-on action
> becomes too stiff. To me it does feel stiffer than other comparable OM
> bodies. I'm pretty sure it's not my loading technique because it has never
> happened with any other OMs and when I check these with a test roll, the
> film is tightly wound onto the take up spool at the end of the roll. Does
> anyone have any ideas or does the camera just need serviced?
>
> Cheers,
> Duncan.
>
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