Hi,
I would be very grateful for your help with a problem on the above camera.
I recently found that a battery had leaked badly inside the camera, to the point where the residue was visible around various joints on the outside of the casing.
The camera would not power on, so I have stripped it down and cleaned off as much of the powder as I safely can, given the delicate nature of some of the internal components.
Having removed the top cover, it was apparent that the underside of the ribbon connector, attached between the top cover and the main body, looked darker than it should, with possible damage to some of the insulation and a tiny hole in the centre near the multipin connector (I cannot tell if this is meant to be there).
Worse still, the ribbon connector block has detached from it's connection on the camera main body, with the ribbon still attached to the block itself.
It looks as though one end of the block may have been soldered to the corresponding ribbon connector in the main camera body, but if so this has also broken away.
Is it feasible for me to repair this component, or is it just too delicate a procedure without special equipment?
Sorry if this question is rather long, but I thought it best to provide as much detail aspossible,
Many thanks, Peter.
Hi,
I would be very grateful for your help with a problem on the above camera.
I recently found that a battery had leaked badly inside the camera, to the point where the residue was visible around various joints on the outside of the casing.
The camera would not power on, so I have stripped it down and cleaned off as much of the powder as I safely can, given the delicate nature of some of the internal components.
Having removed the top cover, it was apparent that the underside of the ribbon connector, attached between the top cover and the main body, looked darker than it should, with possible damage to some of the insulation and a tiny hole in the centre near the multipin connector (I cannot tell if this is meant to be there).
Worse still, the ribbon connector block has detached from it's connection on the camera main body, with the ribbon still attached to the block itself.
It looks as though one end of the block may have been soldered to the corresponding ribbon connector in the main camera body, but if so this has also broken away.
Is it feasible for me to repair this component, or is it just too delicate a procedure without special equipment?
Sorry if this question is rather long, but I thought it best to provide as much detail aspossible,
Many thanks, Peter.