Oregon Scientific Camera Problem

[Kazzer]

I recently opened the back of my camera to put batteries in and found the O rings were binding a little as I tightened up the rear cover.
So, I wiped a very small amount of Canola oil on them, and the cover went on perfectly. Canola oil wouldn't harm the O rings eh? Right! they were fine the next day, but the rear plastic battery cover fell apart in pieces, as if it had suddenly become very brittle.

I contacted OS about getting a new door and was surprised to find - no repair service and no spares! They did offer me a 15% discount on a new unit.

I'll try to glue all these bits back together with Solvent Weld, but it might need a magnifier to see all the bits!

[Slats]

Mike
mine came with a small amount of silcon grease included.
I use this and no problems.

Perhaps the binding problem you mentioned was a problem pre the Canola oil and then tightening the unit back up was the last straw?
J

[Subculture]

That's lousy customer service.

[tsenecal]

I, like slats, use nothing but the silicon grease the thing came with. I assumed they would scream bloody murder if i didn't and it broke and i asked them about warranty work...

having said that, I agree with subculture that what happened to kazzer is lousy customer service, he just wanted to get replacement parts...


but...


when i can find an atc2k NIB for $20-$30 on craigslist, there is absolutely no reason to deal with the hassle of replacement parts, or buy a new one at $85-$100 retail.

Tim

[Rpmtech1]

Canola oil! Oh dear, I thought you were trained better than that. LOL

SILICONE grease always.

[Kazzer]

The point is I didn't have any silicone grease with me, and I knew Canola oil wouldn't hurt the O-rings, especially the amount I put on. Hell, I even wiped it off with a tissue. The rings were fine, its the plastic that failed! Makes me wonder what that stuff does to your innards!

[Rpmtech1]

I wonder if that plastic was some kind of acrylic... That stuff disintegrates when certain stuff is put on it.

[Subculture]

Canola oil is vegetable oil right?

I think the cover of the ATC2K/3K is ABS plastic, possibly polystyrene. Why would vegetable oil cause that to disintegrate?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

You could turn up a new cap out of acetal or something like that. The original screws on, but a push fit should suffice, with o-ring friction holding the cap in place.

[Kazzer]

Canola oil is vegetable oil right?

I think the cover of the ATC2K/3K is ABS plastic, possibly polystyrene. Why would vegetable oil cause that to disintegrate?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

You could turn up a new cap out of acetal or something like that. The original screws on, but a push fit should suffice, with o-ring friction holding the cap in place.

Its not actually the cap, but the little battery door inside the cap. Inside the door is a metal plate that connects the batteries. Somewhat fiddly to reproduce!