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Cafeconleche
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Username: Cafeconleche
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 01:06 am: | 
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I was replacing the light seal on an Olympus 35RD. Everything was done, and I was putting back the pressure plate. Suddenly, the clip that holds the pressure plate falls off as I was trying to clip it on.
Any idea or suggestion on how to fix this? Seems like it was arc welded on the door before painted, I am confortable doing some touch up paint, but how can I get the clip back on it and able hold the plate?
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Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 987
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 05:00 am: |
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There is a simple way to get the camera usable - attach the pressure plate with two rectangles of double sided adhesive foam strip. You will have to do a bit of experimentation to get the correct thickness and pressure, but here in UK the small rectangles of red foam used by the suppliers of sheet glass/seal units or toughened sheet work well for me. Use this method on a number of modified cameras I have constructed. |
Cafeconleche
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Username: Cafeconleche
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 11:23 pm: |
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Just want to share, that I got this fixed using epoxy. It was suggested by someone from another forum, to use JB Weld. The good thing about this epoxy that it takes 4hr to set, so I got plenty of time to do my trial and error, it can be easily wiped clean with lighter fluid before it's set, then try again. After about 5 trials, I finally got it in the right place with the right amount of epoxy. Wait over night for it to cure, now it's holding strong. After about 20 hours of curing, I put the pressure plate back on, it's like nothing ever happened.
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