pa-paw Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 The battery indicator blinks and the camera won't power up. I've switched batteries with our old Rebel, so I know that the battery is good. I've cleaned the terminals,switched lenses, and it's still dead. The wife loves the old camera, but I'm not sure if I want to spend a hundred plus on it. Any "fix it" suggestions? Thanks I-A. John (in Dallas, Tex.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayn Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Try pushing on the battery door (when its closed) to increase the pressure on the contacts. If that works, you can just cut a piece of rubber band and put it inside the battery door to make the battery more snug. The really old Elan II had this problem. Later versions had a metal bump inside the battery door that fixed the problem. Agree it's a great camera and worth saving. It's the only Canon that got mirror lock-up right (including the "1" line and the whole digital line up), but that's another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljaz_. Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Now, this story about the mirror lock up and across the eos line I would like to hear. What is it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milbourn Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Could try some tin foil across the relevant contacts, it worked on my flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa-paw Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 I would like to thank everyone for their responses. It looks like we have a boat anchor here. I've tried everything but the tin foil deal, and nothing works.I emailed a lady who had a simular problem, back in Dec. of last year, with her Elan ll. I got her response today..... "The minimum cost quote I got for repairing it was almost as much as buying a new camera body. So I decided to buy a new camera body. The other one was six years old, so I was gun shy of putting a lot of money ito it and then having other problems." Sorry that I can not be of more help. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa-paw Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 I somehow fixed the wife's Elan ll. After fooling around with all the buttons and knobs, I opened the film compartment and shut it again. That did the trick. The camera is up and running again, and the wife owes me, big time. Thanks for everyones suggestions......JCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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