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Originally Posted by Soundy
*sob* pulled my 40D out of the camera bag the other day and it wouldn't power on. Tried three different batteries, plus the battery grip with AAs. Made sure all doors were closed. Cleaned the contacts. Tried a different card. Replaced the backup battery. NOTHING.
Is there somewhere in town that can fix this, or is it gonna end up going off to Canon? Or is it maybe a simple fix tip I can try myself (I'm not averse to disassembling the camera to a superficial degree)?
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Welp, finally got it in to Vancam... they found the problem: an internal screw had fallen out (probably vibrated loose) and fallen against the DC converter board, shorting it out, requiring its replacement. Total cost: $130 labor, $75 parts.
HEY CANON! DO YOU KNOW WHAT F***ING
THREAD LOCKER IS?? TWO CENTS WORTH OF THE STUFF WHEN YOU BUILT THIS DAMN THING WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A $200+ REPAIR BILL AND MONTHS OF DOWNTIME.
Worst part is, the technician said this isn't an uncommon problem... to ANY brands.
Anyone got some direct contact info for someone who matters at Canon? Their website doesn't even have an email address, just "contact forms" to fill out. SOMEONE needs a verbal bitchslapping.
AAAaaaaand of course, Vancam only takes cash or debit, not credit, so my camera will have to wait for payday... *sigh*