fred_stone1

Ok, so my attempt apparently failed, it pushed the lens out but it wont go back in and gets a "lens error. It seem that the brains of it are ok though since I can hit the play button and see the pics on the display screen. (LOL theres a pic of my kid as he was trashing it...)

So my question is...if I take it apart again and maybe get the lens assembly put back together properly, will it work? Seem to me that it should since the electronics are not really fried from the flash cap being shorted out.

Any suggestions?

Well i must admit, this site was a big help with what must be the BIGGEST P.I.T.A I have ever attempted. My kids got hold of my camera and had pushed the lens assembly out of wack somehow. Being that I paid nearly $300 for it when I bought it a few years ago and that I am a very stubborn D.I.Y.er, I wasnt about to just throw it away.

Before I read all of the posts here I did have the pleasure of being zapped 3 times by the flash cap thinking surely the last shock had drained it. Yea laugh it up @ me...:D I did!

The pics of the little gears in there helped a lot. (Damn those assembly robots and their infinite patience!!) Wouldnt it be nice if the casing around those gears was clear plastic so you could see if it stayed together right before you bolt the whole works back together?? I still dont know as I have to borrow a soldering iron from a friend to re-solder the bat leads that broke bending the circuit board back in place...:( I just hope the damn thing still works after the 3 shorts and all the tugging of the ribbon cables.

Advice for anyone about to attempt this surgery: Read all the posts here and shave your head before you start because you will rip all of your hair out by the time you are done. And no, its not a small shock from that flash cap...if you have heart problems DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS!!