I often put a dot of epoxy at the top and bottom knurled area of the
sync selector (only by request of course). Also, FP can be disabled by
cutting or disconnecting one of the sync wires in the bottom. I haven't
done that in a while so am unable to specify which wire it is.
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usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Mike,
> I've heard of people putting the sync switch on X then applying a
> small
> dab of Loctite. A permanent fix (and who uses flashbulbs anymore); but
> you
> may want to run that by John first; a fix like that is likely to give
> him a
> case of the willies.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> Thanks Charlie,
> John mentioned some doohickey to prevent a repeat performance. I'd
> rather have a root canal.
>
> Come to think of it there is likely a substantial stash of FP
> flashbulbs &bracket at my childhood home in NY state. I will be going
> there soon
> to help my Mom with landscaping. Perhaps I can rig a superpowered F280
> equivalent for the OM-2 if I can figure out the output at
> various speeds . On second thought, sounds quite cockamamie.
> Mike
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