Before you do anything, look at the price of a working camera that works before attempting the repair. Very often, you can get a nice used camera for the price of parts, especially for something this old. If the price of the repair is that much cheaper then replacement, then you can repair the camera if you decide to repair it rather then replace it.
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Before you do anything, it's often cheaper to find a broken camera to get the part (E18, bad CCD or a broken LCD will work). Depending on the failure, you may be able to test the flash before opening the cameras to do the repair.
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More often then not you can find a camera with an issue like an E18 or a lens that's bad but comes out just enough to avoid the E18 crash for next to nothing. As long as the camera works for parts, it will suffice for what you are using it for. In many cases, these are in as good (or better) condition then the camera they are being used to repair. Flash board failures are rare, relative to how many have bad boards and lenses.
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There is going to be a lot of desoldering in this repair, so you will probably want to have a good soldering iron. It's probably also a good idea to practice soldering on junk first as well.
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However, I'd suggesting seeing how cheap a used camera that's just like this one that works 100% is. If you find the prices on the parts cameras aren't much lower then a used one that works, it might make more sense to buy a new one and use this one for parts.
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The best way to get parts is to find a camera with a good flash but has a lens error (this will show up as E18 on some older models) or a broken LCD, or maybe even a bad CCD. You're going to find parts are very difficult to find unless you buy a parts camera. I would suggest broken LCD or CCD so you can reliably test the flash with a few test pictures without a memory card. Your concern is the flash; not the lens, LCD or CCD.
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If you attempt the repair, a lot of soldering is involved; you should also let the camera sit for a good week or so to avoid being shocked by the capacitor or frying the camera. If you have never soldered before, practice on junk boards first.
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If you are still having issues, it's either the parts donor camera had a bad flash or the board was bad. If it's the board and you know the flash is good, transfer the board from the parts camera to the old camera and move the back panel so the serial number is correct.
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If you are still having issues, the flash from the donor may be bad or your camera has board issues. At this point, it's going to be cheaper to buy a new camera unless your donor camera has the part you need to repair yours. If you do swap boards, transfer the entire case so the serial numbers are consistent; it isn't required but it's a good idea.
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Here is the guide: [guide|3680]
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Here is the guide to replace the flash board: [guide|3680]
Before you do anything, look at the price of a working camera that works before attempting the repair. Very often, you can get a nice used camera for the price of parts, especially for something this old. If the price of the repair is that much cheaper then replacement, then you can repair the camera if you decide to repair it rather then replace it.
There is going to be a lot of desoldering in this repair, so you will probably want to have a good soldering iron. It's probably also a good idea to practice soldering on junk first as well.
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The best way to get parts is to find a camera with a good flash but has a lens error (this will show up as E18 on some older models) or a broken LCD. You're going to find parts are very difficult to find unless you buy a parts camera. I would suggest broken LCD so you can reliably test the flash with a few test pictures without a memory card.
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The best way to get parts is to find a camera with a good flash but has a lens error (this will show up as E18 on some older models) or a broken LCD, or maybe even a bad CCD. You're going to find parts are very difficult to find unless you buy a parts camera. I would suggest broken LCD or CCD so you can reliably test the flash with a few test pictures without a memory card. Your concern is the flash; not the lens, LCD or CCD.
If you are still having issues, it's either the parts donor camera had a bad flash or the board was bad. If it's the board and you know the flash is good, transfer the board from the parts camera to the old camera and move the back panel so the serial number is correct.
Before you do anything, look at the price of a working camera. Very often, you can get a nice used one for the price of parts, especially for something this old. If the price of the repair is that much cheaper then replacement, then you can repair the camera if you decide to repair it rather then replace it.
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Before you do anything, look at the price of a working camera that works before attempting the repair. Very often, you can get a nice used camera for the price of parts, especially for something this old. If the price of the repair is that much cheaper then replacement, then you can repair the camera if you decide to repair it rather then replace it.
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There is going to be a lot of desoldering in this repair, so you will probably want to have a good soldering iron. It's probably also a good idea to practice soldering on junk first as well.
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The best way to get parts is to find a camera with a good flash but has a lens error (this will show up as E18 on some older models) or a broken LCD. You're going to find parts are very difficult to find unless you buy a parts camera. I would suggest broken LCD so you can reliably test the flash with a few test pictures without a memory card.
If you are still having issues, it's either the parts donor camera had a bad flash or the board was bad. If it's the board and you know the flash is good, transfer the board from the parts camera to the old camera and move the back panel so the serial number is correct.
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
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Before you do anything, look at the price of a working camera. Very often, you can get a nice used one for the price of parts, especially for something this old. If the price of the repair is that much cheaper then replacement, then you can repair the camera if you decide to repair it rather then replace it.
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There is going to be a lot of desoldering in this repair, so you will probably want to have a good soldering iron. It's probably also a good idea to practice soldering on junk first as well.
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The best way to get parts is to find a camera with a good flash but has a lens error (this will show up as E18 on some older models) or a broken LCD. You're going to find parts are very difficult to find unless you buy a parts camera. I would suggest broken LCD so you can reliably test the flash with a few test pictures without a memory card.
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If you feel like you do, go ahead
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if not, don't
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Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder
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After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economically feasible way, because this has to be replaced as a assembly, if you can even find the part to do it anywhere
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if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands
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Here is the guide
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[guide|3680]
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== update ==
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You need to solder to do this, if you can't solder, ask someone to for you or teach you, otherwise you can't do this repair
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If you are still having issues, it's either the parts donor camera had a bad flash or the board was bad. If it's the board and you know the flash is good, transfer the board from the parts camera to the old camera and move the back panel so the serial number is correct.
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
If you feel like you do, go ahead
if not, don't
Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder
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After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economically feasible way, because this has to be replaced as a assembly, if you can even find the part to do it
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After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economically feasible way, because this has to be replaced as a assembly, if you can even find the part to do it anywhere
if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands
Here is the guide
[guide|3680]
== update ==
You need to solder to do this, if you can't solder, ask someone to for you or teach you, otherwise you can't do this repair
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
If you feel like you do, go ahead
if not, don't
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Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder(well, this is good advice and if wires are soldered, the flash will)
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Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder
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After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economic fashion
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After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economically feasible way, because this has to be replaced as a assembly, if you can even find the part to do it
if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands
Here is the guide
[guide|3680]
== update ==
You need to solder to do this, if you can't solder, ask someone to for you or teach you, otherwise you can't do this repair
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
If you feel like you do, go ahead
if not, don't
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i would say mine, but it did not float so well on Meta, so I'm keeping it to myself
Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder(well, this is good advice and if wires are soldered, the flash will)
After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economic fashion
if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
If you feel like you do, go ahead
if not, don't
i would say mine, but it did not float so well on Meta, so I'm keeping it to myself
Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder(well, this is good advice and if wires are soldered, the flash will)
After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economic fashion
if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands
Before you do anything, you want to assess what this camera is worth to you
If you feel like you do, go ahead
if not, don't
i would say mine, but it did not float so well on Meta, so I'm keeping it to myself
Now before you do anything, take it apart carefully to see if there is any soldered wires, in that case, you will need to solder(well, this is good advice and if wires are soldered, the flash will)
After checking that, buy a A590 with a broken screen to fix it, this is the only way to fix these cameras in a economic fashion
if it does not work, you may have a motherboard issue on your hands