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Olympus Repair Nightmare

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Olympus Repair Nightmare

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  1. Well I snapped off the bulkhead that connects the cable to the flash. :lol: Packed it in a suitcase with it connected, carryed it on but came back snapped off. I took the connection off in about 2 minutes. I called Olympus wanting to buy the connector. I was told that I had to send it in for repair...flat rate of $113. :lol: A $10 part and 2 minutes...wow I am in the wrong business. Anyway, I don't know if there is an aftermarket in Oly stuff but if anyone knows of one I would be grateful.

     

    Thanks,

    Gary

  2. Sorry, but I'm a bit slow -- exactly what part are you looking for? Is it a camera part, a cord part, a flash part or a housing part?

  3. Mike,

    I have the FL20 housed in a PFL-01 housing. The bulkhead fitting on the flash housing snapped off. It connected the TTL cable that comes from the camera housing. BTW, these housing are made for Philips by another company...Oly refused to give me the name of the other company so I could buy the part from them directly.

    Thanks,

    Gary

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  4. Is this the one you just bought on eBay, or did you just decide to get a new one for less than the cost of repair? (I went there to look to see how much they were going for because I figured you could probably get one for less than Oly wanted to fix the broken one -- looks like you beat me to it). You might try some of the UW photo shops -- they may have some old ones that could be cannibalized. BTW, it is not uncommon for manufacturers to not divulge their sources -- kinda sucks, I agree, but that's how it goes sometimes

  5. I did just buy the replacement on Ebay for $80. I'll consider it a lesson well learned with the fragile connector. I bought the original on Ebay from Olympus Auctions as well. They are brand new units. Yeah...I realize it intellectual property but it just kind of stunned me that Oly wouldn't sell me the part. Maybe I'll start a business with a sign that says " I buy ugly, broken, housings!" Anyway, I guess I got a few spare Orings and parts for the future.

    Thanks,

    Gary

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