Nikon Coolpix P7100 flash problem

[miloska]

Hi,

is anyone familiar with repairing cameras?

We have a Nikon Coolpix P7100 where the flash is not working, or well, works only on dry days :/

I looked up for service manuals and/or parts but no luck in the online world - probably I use wrong terms, but all I get is reviews about the camera.

I started to disassemble it, but I am not confident enough without a manual to remove all the screws I can find.

I'm wondering if anyone can help before get a new camera.

Cheers,

Miklos

[thejollygrimreaper]

how long have you had it ?

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[miloska]

~18 months

[Kris]

I have a Nikon coolpix s6100, that you can have.
It was in Morgans box of bits he didn't want to take to America.

You are welcome to it, I don't have the battery charger for it, but it might fit yours. And if the camera doesn't work you can practice taking it apart...

Let me know and I'll drop it to the space tomorrow night

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[miloska]

Thanks, that would be great!

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[John Dowdell]

No. If i was going to open it, i'd be looking for dirt and grime or dust gathering around the flash circuit components. The dirt and dust might be absorbing moisture and creating a weak short somewhere such that the high voltage capacitor wont charge or is unable to charge fully. Of course it might be something else. If you open it, discharge the capacitor with something before sticking your fingers in there around the high voltage components. You can get a nasty shock.

[Gav]

Hi Miklos,

If you're still wanting to fix it, I'd try what the others suggested and see if you can find corrosion or dust that's shorting out, and perhaps resolder all the joints around the cap. 

If Kris's camera solves your problem, I'd be happy to give you something for the broken one. I got some IR filters for making NDVI images recently, and I'm looking for a camera to modify and I don't mind if the flash is broken. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project

Cheers,

Gavin 

On 25 November 2013 22:20, John Dowdell <tham...@gmail.com> wrote:

No. If i was going to open it, i'd be looking for dirt and grime or dust gathering around the flash circuit components. The dirt and dust might be absorbing moisture and creating a weak short somewhere such that the high voltage capacitor wont charge or is unable to charge fully. Of course it might be something else. If you open it, discharge the capacitor with something before sticking your fingers in there around the high voltage components. You can get a nasty shock.

[Ada Lim]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Gav <the.mechat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Miklos,
>
> If you're still wanting to fix it, I'd try what the others suggested and see
> if you can find corrosion or dust that's shorting out, and perhaps resolder
> all the joints around the cap.
>
> If Kris's camera solves your problem, I'd be happy to give you something for
> the broken one. I got some IR filters for making NDVI images recently, and
> I'm looking for a camera to modify and I don't mind if the flash is broken.
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project

Does PiNoIR (unfortunately, not related to Pinot Noir) not do it for you?

-A

[Max Nippard]

I've worked on a few cameras in the past. Happy to help disassemble and reassemble it with you. I have a heap of little screwdrivers too as I found the only way to avoid wrecking the tiny screws is to find a driver that fits perfectly.