RX100 - water damage ... WHAT ???

[soelin]

Please ask for serial # confirmation. It is also possible that what you're seeing may not be the camera you bought.

 

[Matus]

Please ask for serial # confirmation. It is also possible that what you're seeing may not be the camera you bought.

This is something I have been thinking about, but unfortunately too late. I only realized that I have never noted the SN before I have sent the camera for a repair. Once the service shop provided me the photos they also photographed the camera from the bottom to show the serial number.

So while I did receive the same camera which was declared to have water/corrosion damage, I am not able to confirm that it is the camera I have sent for repair in the first place. The shipping document (receipt) does not contain information about the serial number.

I really feel dumb here 😱

 

[ath]

What about the receipt when you bought the camera?
For starters here's a ready available flux remover.
Be careful when working on naked electronics - ESD (esp. in dry winter time) can easily kill it.

 

[bwcolor]

I've been through this with a smartphone and I came to the conclusion that the damage was the result of the sea transit. It was just bad luck.

You are a much better person than I am. When I give a gift, if it works upon opening, then it is out of my hands. I don't give gifts with personal warranties.

 

[splitimageview]

Cleaning will not do the job - you'll have to reconstruct the damaged traces on the PCB (pretty hard to do if the salt ate into the edge of a multilayer PCB), and may have to replace damaged components.

The service would replace the entire board with a new (or factory refurbished) one.

This isn't necessarily true. The crud doesn't necessarily damage board traces.

Here is one cheap solution, no guarantees, but you should have no problem obtaining either. 🙂

 

[splitimageview]

Be careful when working on naked electronics - ESD (esp. in dry winter time) can easily kill it.

Yes, make sure to properly ground yourself.

 

[splitimageview]

If you don't mind the postage, send it to me and I'll clean it up for you. No guarantees, but I've cleaned and resurrected plenty of boards that looked worse...I also have an RX100 to use as a reference.

 

[Matus]

If you don't mind the postage, send it to me and I'll clean it up for you. No guarantees, but I've cleaned and resurrected plenty of boards that looked worse...I also have an RX100 to use as a reference.

That is very kind of you. I will indeed gladly pay the postage if you are willing to give the camera a shot. If you could PM or email me your postal address the camera could soon be on its way. Should you not succeed, than you will have a few spare parts for your RX100.

 

[splitimageview]

I have commercial flux removal here, also. The kind that's probably not available in the EU...will send you my address. 🙂

 

[FrozenInTime]

IPA ( isopropyl achochol - not the beer ) should work well and is easily available.

 

[anorphirith]

it could be the battery that leaked inside the camera,
if that's not it there is no way you'll get anything out of that camera ....

 

[Jack Conrad]

Wow. I hope your married friend really truly appreciates the trouble and expense you've put into that gift. You are a friend indeed.

Me, I would have given the happy couple a $25 gift certificate to Wallmart and felt good about it. 😀

 

[JMQ]

guys, this thread is 2 1/2 years old....