Power Drain On Cannon eos elan

[tom_ainsworth]

I find that the battery drains after a couple of days. Is this a

quick fix or time to send it for repair. And yes I do make sure it is

properly closed down and have tried a number of batteries

[rob_murray]

That camera is now about 10 years old, if you have to send it in

for repairs it could cost more than it is worth or close to the

cost of a new Rebel TI...

[paul_nicol]

Before you give up on the camera, take the lens off (or change it with another it you have one) and see if the camera still drains the battery. I had a faulty lens that would drain my Elan II�s battery within 4 days.

[les_gyug1]

My ElanII would not drain in a couple of days, but if there was a film roll left in the camera, it would drain in about 2-3 weeks because the LCD stays on showing the frame number even when turned off. However, if no film was left in the camera, the battery would stay good in storage for a long time because the LCD turns off. Not sure if that is your problem or not.

[bobatkins]

Nonsense. The battery could keep the LCD alive for decades. LCDs draw virtually no power. The current drain of the Elan when not in use should be well under 1 milliamp. I actually meaured it one time at 0.025 milliamps (25 microamps). See <a href="http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/eosfaq24/8batteries.html#q1.3"><b>http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/eosfaq24/8batteries.html#q1.3</b></a>

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If your battery drains in days or even weeks, there's something wrong with your camera (or less likely, your lens), or your battery.