Sticky digicam (was [AT] OT

Wed Nov 1 11:00:59 PST 2006

Mattias,  have you tried straining the electronic cleaner through white 
bread?  I hear it works for Sterno.   (not sure if your translator can 
handle that one or not.  LOL)

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Sticky digicam (was [AT] OT

>I agree with Charlie but alcohol and moderation??? Hey I'm from Sweden. So
> I'd drink the alcohol as fast as possible and then only have the 
> electronic
> cleaner left.
>
> Mattias
>
>
> 2006/11/1, charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>:
>>
>> Larry might have the best solution yet!
>>
>> A while back I droped my digital and messed up the zoom mechanism.  I 
>> sent
>> it back to the factory for repair only to find out that it was obsolete
>> (it
>> was less than 2 years old) and that the model that replaced it was also
>> obsolete and was going out of production.  That was good news for me
>> because
>> they had some old stock of the newer version of my camera that they 
>> agreed
>> to sell me for less than the repairs would have been if they'd had the
>> repair parts.
>>
>> That is a long way of saying contact the manufacturer and see what they
>> can
>> do for you.   They probably have a toll free number so you don't have 
>> much
>> to loose.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:50 AM
>> Subject: RE: Sticky digicam (was [AT] OT
>>
>>
>> >I think Charlie and Bill have the right idea -- drink the alcohol,
>> > mutter a number of things under your breath, and go buy a newer, more
>> > capable, smaller, and cheaper camera.  I know that suggestion is
>> > absolutely counter to the concepts we normally talk about on this 
>> > forum,
>> > but technology is advancing so rapidly in digital cameras that keeping
>> > one around for more than a couple of years is a drag.  Personally, I'm
>> > on my third digital camera in six years.  The special lithium-ion
>> > batteries that fit the first camera I bought are now more expensive 
>> > than
>> > a brand new camera that has the same capabilities.
>> >
>> > I use the same sort of logic on the customers in my shop from time to
>> > time.  What I tell them is: Can it be fixed?  Yes.  Do you want to pay
>> > for the expense of the repair?  Probably not; particularly when you'll
>> > be left with your old piece of equipment.
>> >
>> > In a former life, I was a camera repairman in the USAF.  So I've had a
>> > few apart and I've run into similar repair problems over the years. 
>> > You
>> > can probably get the switch working again, but you'll need to use
>> > something in combination with the solvent to get the "syrup" to wick
>> > away from the mechanism -- Kleenex, paper toweling, ear swabs...
>> >
>> > Good luck and happy shopping.
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:31 AM
>> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> > Subject: Re: Sticky digicam (was [AT] OT
>> >
>> > Alcohol might be a better choice than water but still with moderation.
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:47 AM
>> > Subject: Re: Sticky digicam (was [AT] OT
>> >
>> >
>> >> Mikes suggestion about the warm water may be the option... Just keep
>> > the
>> >> switch upside down so gravity doesn't work the goo into your camera...
>> >
>> >> You may have to take it for service... Or you could wait 3 years and
>> > then
>> >> your camera will be worth 1/10th of todays value based on the
>> >> technological advancements... My 2001 $500 powershot canon, 2 mgpxl,
>> > can
>> >> be replaced for less than $100.00 with something smaller and
>> > better....
>> >>
>> >> I always put wet electronics on my car dash while I am at work, a hot
>> > car
>> >> usually does a good job. But in your case you have some sugar in
>> > there, so
>> >> just drying it out won't work....
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Will Powell
>> >> PA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> >> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> >>> If it were me, I would sprinkle it with a little warm water while
>> > gently
>> >>> trying the switch. After the switch started moving, I would flush it
>> >>> again and then dry the whole thing off with a hair dryer set on a
>> > "warm"
>> >>> and low speed setting. Most of modern consumer electronics are
>> >>> relatively water resistant (my cell phone went through the laundry,
>> > and
>> >>> it still worked after opening it up and drying it out!), so you could
>> > be
>> >>> OK. The main thing is moderation in your approach.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mike
>> >>>
>> >>> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> >>> > Hi i have a problem. My dig camera was sitting on the counter and i
>> > sit
>> >>> > down a cup of coffee that real sweet stuf from the coffee shop.
>> > Right i
>> >>> > spilled it and some got on my camera and i did not know it. now i
>> > can'
>> >>> > move the on off switch. HELP any and all suggestions
>> >>> > R Fink
>> >>> > PA
>> >>> >
>> >>>
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