Repairing a canon wireless remote (WL-DC100)

Anyone had a go at repairing a Canon WL-DC100 Wireless Remote that comes with
a Powershot G5 (and many other models, for that matter)?

Mine died not long ago, but I just called Canon - since the camera was
purchased in the UK, they won't honour the warranty here in Australia (and it
expires in a couple of days, anyway).

A new one costs AU$59 here, and I don't use it often enough to justify paying
that for it.

If it's as simple as replacing a burnt out LED or a broken joint on the PCB,
then it's worth a shot. The only problem is that the case on it seems to be
sealed, and I don't see an easy way to get into it, without breaking it.

Cheers,

Paul

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Paul Dwerryhouse wrote:

Anyone had a go at repairing a Canon WL-DC100 Wireless Remote that comes with
a Powershot G5 (and many other models, for that matter)?

Mine died not long ago, but I just called Canon - since the camera was
purchased in the UK, they won't honour the warranty here in Australia (and it
expires in a couple of days, anyway).

Do you know someone it the UK that would recieve shipment if you
mailed it to UK for repair from Austrialia?


A new one costs AU$59 here, and I don't use it often enough to justify paying
that for it.

If it's as simple as replacing a burnt out LED or a broken joint on the PCB,
then it's worth a shot. The only problem is that the case on it seems to be
sealed, and I don't see an easy way to get into it, without breaking it.

Well, it is broke now so I don't think you are going to hurt it. I
don't have one so I can't help you open it up.

Just for grins I pointed my tv remote (IR) at my Sony v3 in night shot
mode and I could see the led emitting light. Then I pointed it at
another digicam that isn't IR capable and I could see the led emitting
light but not as brightly. Use you camera to see if the led is
working. Problem could be in your camera too.


Wes




Cheers,

Paul

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If you think it's dead, then you got nothing to lose. It's man made, sure
you can open it. Remote usually has a PCB, a contact rubber like contact
sheet for buttons and two pieces plastic covers snapped together. From the
picture I saw, try to use a small blade screwdriver to release the plastic
latches on the cover. Push the screwdriver inward along the gap. The latches
usually located at 1/4 or 1/3 points from the end along the length, and
center point at the width, depends. Then pop it open. Sillicon components
don't go bad easily, it's usually the batter contacts or a leaked battery.
Make sure it's CLEAN and DRY, very important, before you reassemble it. In
many cases, all you need to do is clean it or replace a battery. Don't put
too much force on it, the real thing is to find the latches and release
them. Otherwise you may leave some cuts and scrathes or broken latches from
a bad job. Good luck.

The Redneck Texan

"Paul Dwerryhouse" wrote in message
news
Anyone had a go at repairing a Canon WL-DC100 Wireless Remote that comes
with
a Powershot G5 (and many other models, for that matter)?

Mine died not long ago, but I just called Canon - since the camera was
purchased in the UK, they won't honour the warranty here in Australia (and
it
expires in a couple of days, anyway).

A new one costs AU$59 here, and I don't use it often enough to justify
paying
that for it.

If it's as simple as replacing a burnt out LED or a broken joint on the
PCB,
then it's worth a shot. The only problem is that the case on it seems to
be
sealed, and I don't see an easy way to get into it, without breaking it.

Cheers,

Paul

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Paul Dwerryhouse | PGP Key ID: 0x6B91B584

If you think it's dead, then you got nothing to lose. It's man made, sure
you can open it. Remote usually has a PCB, a contact rubber like contact
sheet for buttons and two pieces plastic covers snapped together. From the
picture I saw, try to use a small blade screwdriver to release the plastic
latches on the cover. Push the screwdriver inward along the gap. The latches
usually located at 1/4 or 1/3 points from the end along the length, and
center point at the width, depends. Then pop it open. Sillicon components
don't go bad easily, it's usually the batter contacts or a leaked battery.
Make sure it's CLEAN and DRY, very important, before you reassemble it. In
many cases, all you need to do is clean it or replace a battery. Don't put
too much force on it, the real thing is to find the latches and release
them. Otherwise you may leave some cuts and scrathes or broken latches from
a bad job. Good luck.

The Redneck Texan

"Paul Dwerryhouse" wrote in message
news
Anyone had a go at repairing a Canon WL-DC100 Wireless Remote that comes
with
a Powershot G5 (and many other models, for that matter)?

Mine died not long ago, but I just called Canon - since the camera was
purchased in the UK, they won't honour the warranty here in Australia (and
it
expires in a couple of days, anyway).

A new one costs AU$59 here, and I don't use it often enough to justify
paying
that for it.

If it's as simple as replacing a burnt out LED or a broken joint on the
PCB,
then it's worth a shot. The only problem is that the case on it seems to
be
sealed, and I don't see an easy way to get into it, without breaking it.

Cheers,

Paul

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