Digital cameras can have multiple surface mount fuses, as well as sometimes
a thermal fuse, which could blow out if the battery got hot. I don't know if
the E-1 has a thermal.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "AG Schnozz" <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: E this time (for a change :-> ) not OM
>A friend of mine just got a new E1 outfit (with all the goodies
> I can't afford, like the 50-200). Well, something strange
> happened. He was photographing a major multiday outdoor event
> as the official photog and Saturday morning, the thing refused
> to come to life. Dead as a doorknob. Like it had a blown fuse
> or something. We tried different batteries and with/without the
> lens, with/without memory cards, etc. Nada. Toast. Not even
> the dustshaker wiggled.
>
> Don't know if it had anything to do with the relentless heat
> we've had this past week, but hundreds of pictures per day in
> 100 degree heat could have caused something to go kaputz.
> Another possibility is that he tried removing the CF card while
> the camera was in sleep mode. The monitor barked at him about
> "no card" so he popped it back in. Next morning--dead.
>
> With some trepidation I let him borrow mine. Event ends
> tomorrow. Rain, humidity and excessive heat. Hmm... My wife
> ain't too pleased about my generosity, but I did tell her that
> it'll probably guarantee the availability of a spare camera in
> case I need one.
>
> AG
>
>
>
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