Camera repair

[BobR]

  I got a camera in the mail today, a W90 that does not work. It works now. Keith, When you worked out the flash unit, you unplugged a small white cable that goes from the control board to the main board. I don't see how you got the flash assembly out without removing the lens assembly first. Your camera will be in the mail Monday. I will post pictures of Keith's camera and explain how to make repairs to these cameras later this week-end.
Bob

[Skyvalhunter]

Thanks Bob. I removed the flash board by unplugging it but it was a tight fit pullung it out as the flash boards capacitor want to hang on one of the tabs holding the power board down.

[BobR]

Here is the self diagnosis page for digital cameras.


Does your camera ............

* Not turn on

Possible causes;

1. Dead battery
2. Defective power button
3. Bad battery door
4. Bad main board
5. Defective memory card
6. Broke Solder joint

* Blurry image

1. Defective CCD
2. Bad main board
3. Len focus motor out of sync

* Cracked LCD

1. Some one dropped me HELP!!!!!



* Control buttons not working???

1. Damaged control board
2. Loose cable
3. defective main board
4. Damaged button nipple

* No image on the LCD

1. Bad main board
2. Shutter stuck closed
3. Lens shutter stuck close

* Pink/Blue/Green/White over cast on your digital pictures.

1. Loose cable
2. Defective CCD
3. Bad main board

* Lens stuck in or out

1. Sand or dirt in between gears
2. Dropped
3. Motor has gone out
4. Loose cable
5. Bad Main board
6. Damaged or stripped lens gears



* Say lens error

1. Sand or dirt in between gears
2. Dropped
3. Motor has gone out
4. Loose cable
5. Bad Main board
6. Damaged or stripped lens gears



* Makes a grrrrrrrrrrr sound

1. Sand or dirt in between gears
2. Dropped
3. Damaged or stripped lens gears





* Not flashing

1. Main Board
2. Loose cable
3. Bad flash compositor
4. Bad flash circuit
5. Flash bulb has gone out.
6. Damaged or broke wire.



* Menu buttons not working

1. Damaged menu control board
2. Loose cable
3. Defective main board





* Not taking a picture

1. CCD damaged
2. Main board damaged
3. Loose cable
4. Lens damaged
5. Lens cover damaged
6. Auto focus sensor damaged
7. Auto focus motor damaged



* Not connecting to your computer

1. Bad USB cable
2. Main board damaged
3. Computers USB port damaged
4. Wrong USB cable wiring

* Not seeing your memory card

1. Main board damaged
2. Damaged memory socket
3. Bad memory card

[BobR]

Keith,  I don't have a good main board for your camera. When the camera flash does not work, it can be a problem with the main board, and it is not always a problem in the flash unit.  I will post some pictures showing how to remove the lens assembly, the flash assembly and the main board. The LCD and control board are connected by a small trace cable and must be replaced as a unit. It is cheaper to buy a parts camera than it is to buy just one part, and then you have extra parts left over for future use. Keith, I would start watching for a parts camera with a bad or busted LCD. Usually everything else works on these cameras. I will post pics that show how t make these repairs soon, and I will get your camera on the way back to you. Bob

[BaseballStud20]

Hey bob, I exchanged the lens on my 80 for a lens from a 90 and it does not work. When I hit the power button it just blinks green for a second and then nothing. Are these parts not compatible with each other?

[BobR]

Brandon, The lens are different because of the difference in MP.
Bob

[Skyvalhunter]

Bob I will keep my eye open fo0r a camera with a broken LCD and send it to you. May take a  little time. Thanks Keith

[javman]

Is there any way to fix a broken latch on a ribbon cable connector? Some kind of non-conductive glue or something to hold the ribbon cable in place without the latch??? 

[BobR]

javman, I don't see how you can repair that latch. You will have to replace the board. What board and which camera? I might have the part.

I am working on Keith's camera and will post pics of that repair.
Bob