E18? Help? Anyone? PLEEEEEEEASE

[jnatoli]

Sorry about all the drama, just really frustrated. No replies, so I'm posting again:

2 questions for you all, any help would greatly be appreciated.

A few months ago I was shooting pics of my 2 yr. old daughter and her mother at the beach with my Digital Elph (SD100). She fell back when the tide came higher than expected and of course I rushed to pick her up--with the camera in hand.

Camera's three years old and well out of warranty, so i took my best shot. Took it apart, dried all areas I could find, blew out all the sand with compressed air and let it dry overnight. Put it back together and aside from a few spots on the LCD, it came back to life.

About 4 weeks later, I got the dreaded E18 error. Tried the whacking thing, no luck.

Question 1: Wondering if I should try a brand new battery--thoughts on this?

Question 2: I'm following the E18 repair process that was posted here http://www.eviltangerine.com/e18/E18_repair_guide.htm) and I've already got a problem. Hoping someone can explain this to me...

I'm still on the first page, at the very bottom. I've removed the cover and the screws on the circuit board. however, I can't figure out how to remove the connector on the circuit board as shown.

I'm afraid to put too much pressure on it for fear of breaking it. Can someone who's done this explain how to remove?

Also, for what it's worth--is there a better English translation of this guide? While I GREATLY appreciate its existence, it is a little tough to understand in spots!

Many, many thanks in advance.

[UK_Terry]

I know this is probably of no help to you..but...after looking at what is entailed in the repair, i would put in a claim on Insurance.

sorry not to be of more help, but that looks to much of a job...you pay for insurance so you might as well use it.

Most House insurance cover accidental damage.

[lasercomp]

I had the same E18 error on my s400 camera and was able to fix it on my own following the instructions. I will be more than happy to fix it for you for $50. You can ship it to me, I will fix it and send it back to you. Assuming the only problem with the camera is the lens being stuck, I will definately fix it. Please advise. My email address is mbron@optonline.com. Thanks

jnatoli wrote:
Sorry about all the drama, just really frustrated. No replies, so I'm posting again:

2 questions for you all, any help would greatly be appreciated.

A few months ago I was shooting pics of my 2 yr. old daughter and her mother at the beach with my Digital Elph (SD100). She fell back when the tide came higher than expected and of course I rushed to pick her up--with the camera in hand.

Camera's three years old and well out of warranty, so i took my best shot. Took it apart, dried all areas I could find, blew out all the sand with compressed air and let it dry overnight. Put it back together and aside from a few spots on the LCD, it came back to life.

About 4 weeks later, I got the dreaded E18 error. Tried the whacking thing, no luck.

Question 1: Wondering if I should try a brand new battery--thoughts on this?

Question 2: I'm following the E18 repair process that was posted here http://www.eviltangerine.com/e18/E18_repair_guide.htm) and I've already got a problem. Hoping someone can explain this to me...

I'm still on the first page, at the very bottom. I've removed the cover and the screws on the circuit board. however, I can't figure out how to remove the connector on the circuit board as shown.

I'm afraid to put too much pressure on it for fear of breaking it. Can someone who's done this explain how to remove?

Also, for what it's worth--is there a better English translation of this guide? While I GREATLY appreciate its existence, it is a little tough to understand in spots!

Many, many thanks in advance.

[till]

You see the little light gray box on the circuit board where on the right the brown ribbon cable comes out? On both sides of the brown cable you see dark gray pieces (the green arrows point onto them). These pieces are the heads of a wedge which protects the cable from slipping out of the light gray part. Push them to the right with a flat screw driver. Be careful to not slip off with the screw driver and scratch or otherwise damage the circuit board or the cable.

Till