Olympus started epoxying the inside of the ttl socket to the top cover
to prevent twisting. Twisting not only breaks solder joints, it tears
the flex circuit. Overtightening the outer lock nut strips the threads.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
Dean Hansen wrote:
> Jay recently posted:
> "I was doing some macro work with a winder 2 and a T28 that had the
> control head
> off camera via a TTL and T20 connector. I had a flash mis-fire or two
> due to
> the TTL cable not being fully seated in the camera. A number of shots
> later as
> I was shooting, no flash again."
>
> I had a similar problem with my OM4T. Turns out that the flash cord
> socket on the camera was slightly loose. I thought nothing of it, but
> the constant jiggling of inserting and removing the flash cord had
> broken the solder on the wiring at the base of the socket inside the
> camera body. John at CamTech (thanks again, John!) fixed the problem,
> but it wasn't a do it yourself project. Check to see if that socket is
> at all loose--it could be the problem. Be sure to keep the small
> retaining ring tight on that socket (it needs a special little tool, it
> looks like, to do the job properly; a needle nosed pliers could work in
> a pinch).
> Dean
>
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