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Railcrew
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Username: Railcrew
Post Number: 33
Registered: 03-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 12:31 am: | 
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got a near MINT Oly 35DC in the mail today might not even have to remove the top plate but I want to clean it. I've never tackled a top plate with a self timer on it before. is there a trick to removing the top plate? do I remove the self timer knob first? (can't see how that would matter) are springs and gears going to fly across the room when I take the top off in the standard way? |
Msiegel
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Username: Msiegel
Post Number: 299
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 07:09 am: |
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Here's a few pictures of one opened - but I don't read Japanese. But obviousely everything seems to stay in place neatly. You certainly have to remove the self timer lever but I don't believe it has to be the first thing to do. Never opened one though, only guessing from the pics but those look like the lever is simply goig through the whole in he cover and is fastened to the clockwork mounted to the body.
http://shuu2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2009-06-28
Here's some exploded views and parts list:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24826451/Olympus-35-DC-Repair-Manual
As said above - I'm only judging from what I have seen in the above links. Certainly somebode else here had one open (or one of it's siblings).
Sorry, not much help I fear.
Martin |
Railcrew
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Username: Railcrew
Post Number: 34
Registered: 03-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 09:44 am: |
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That helped! as you said the self timer button-screw needs to be removed then the button then viola. |
Railcrew
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Username: Railcrew
Post Number: 35
Registered: 03-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 10:48 am: |
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If anyone is interested, the set screw on the self timer knob is reverse thread, I almost found out the hard way... |
Mndean
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Username: Mndean
Post Number: 284
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 06:06 pm: |
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Olympus is notorious for LH threads. If I have one to work on, the part I have to remove is LH threaded is usually the first question I ask. |
