Thank everybody for your feedback.
I will try cleaning it first and see where it goes, hope it can be as simple
as that.
I am using silver oxide batteries. The same batteries work fine in another
OM4T.
Just curious, why does the CE circuit cost so much?
EDB
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:25 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
Is the "CE circuit" the complete circuit board or is there another piece?
How are things at Tamron?
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/15/2013 6:19 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
> I have CE circuits for the 4T, but no one is likely to spend the $400
> + to have one put in.
>
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> On 1/15/2013 5:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> You'd better hope that it is batteries or electrical contacts or
>> something else equally simple. There are no more replacement circuit
>> boards available for OM-4s.
>>
>> Jez's comment that you must use silver oxide batteries is very
>> important. The OM-4T has better battery life than the OM-4 but
>> neither camera has an off switch and is always idling at low power
>> while batteries are installed. If you use alkaline batteries the
>> voltage will quickly fall below the minimum required to operate the
>> camera. In fact, even if you're using silver oxide batteries if they
>> have been installed since the summer you may have depleted them
>> already. If you are going to leave the camera unused for any long
>> period of time it is best to remove the batteries. In the meantime
>> go find some silver oxide batteries. We will all hope very fervently
>> that your camera will soon be working again.
>>
>> If the camera failed when you tried to take a shot and the mirror was
>> released and is stuck in the up position that is another indicator
>> that the problem is low batteries. That behavior is by design. The
>> mirror is up but the shutter has not fired and that frame of film has
>> not been wasted.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/15/2013 10:40 AM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
>>> I have an OM4T, bought it this summer and already shot a few rolls with
it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My family went out hiking yesterday, and I put a new roll of Kodak
>>> Portra
>>> 400 in the camera, grabbed a T20 and left home.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> During the hiking, I shot a couple of pictures, some with flash some
>>> without. After the 10th shot, the camera was dead. There was no
>>> display, and the camera had no response to the Battery Check. Well,
>>> I thought the battery is dead. On the way home, I tried the Battery
>>> Check again, strangely, I can see the test light and heard audible
>>> signals, but still there was no display.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When we arrived at home, I tried new batteries. Now, the camera is
>>> completely dead, no display, no light, now sound.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you happen to know what kind of problems it might be? It seems
>>> that I now need to start saving a couple hundred dollar for a CLA. I
>>> like the camera, I want to use it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> EDB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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