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Ppucci
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Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 12:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi all,

I have an Olympus OM-2n with a motor drive and I looking for replacement screws for the motor drive, specifically those tine screws that hold the bottom part and the upper part together. It has 4 screw holes, but I am missing 3 of them. It can be used with right now, but with care so the whole thing does not come apart. Any idea where I can find them?
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Ppucci
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Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Here are pictures of the missing screws. Notice the only one remaining on the first picture, right side.

Photo #1

Photo #2
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Glenn
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Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 09:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

These are to a standard Japanese thread form. If you have a camera repair shop/man near you, pay them a visit and ask to rummage through their junk draws. You will soon find some suitable screws. Otherwise go and buy a junk Japanese 35mm camera of some description and strip out the screws - you will soon find some suitable screws to hold the drive together.
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Brcamera
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Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 05:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

In looking at your last photo, I see that the strap eyelet is missing and you won't be able to thread new screws into the case without this part as it provides a threaded cleat for attaching the screws (metric 2mm).

The screws along the back of the case have a threaded hole to screw into...

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