Canon PowerShot G2 won't power up

[JR North]

I bought this camera new in '03; has worked flawlessly up till now. I
hasn't been dropped, gotten wet, etc. I use it alot. Now, suddenly, it
won't turn on. Swapped batteries, tried the charger
connection-nothing. Any thoughts, known faults, etc before I tear it
apart?
JR

 

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:52:50 -0700, JR North
<junkjasonrnorth@bigfoot.com> wrote:

I bought this camera new in '03; has worked flawlessly up till now. I
hasn't been dropped, gotten wet, etc. I use it alot. Now, suddenly, it
won't turn on. Swapped batteries, tried the charger
connection-nothing. Any thoughts, known faults, etc before I tear it
apart?
JR

You might be dealing with a problem covered by an extended warranty
(also known as a major defect that Canon will fix):
Go thee unto:
<http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=222&modelid=7476>
and dig through the warranty and service issues. I note that in the
FAQ listing, one of the items is "Camera will not power on".
Apparently this is a known issue. The FAQ says to call or write Canon
for assistance, whatever that means. Good luck.




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[Charles]

"JR North" <junkjasonrnorth@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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I bought this camera new in '03; has worked flawlessly up till now. I
hasn't been dropped, gotten wet, etc. I use it alot. Now, suddenly, it
won't turn on. Swapped batteries, tried the charger
connection-nothing. Any thoughts, known faults, etc before I tear it
apart?

Nope. Tear it apart and report back here.

 

[Jerry G.]

On Jul 5, 11:52 pm, JR North <junkjasonrno...@bigfoot.com> wrote:

I bought this camera new in '03; has worked flawlessly up till now. I
hasn't been dropped, gotten wet, etc. I use it alot. Now, suddenly, it
won't turn on. Swapped batteries, tried the charger
connection-nothing. Any thoughts, known faults, etc before I tear it
apart?
JR

If the fault is not a cold solder connection at one of the connectors
inside, the service rep will change the complete PCB.

Most of these cameras use 2 or 3 PCB assemblies inside. As for the
electronics, the PCB's are changed to fix them. In many of these
cameras they also use flexible PCB assemblies. These assemblies are
not designed to be servicable.

As for any mechanical problems, they change the complete mechanical
parts assemblies. After changing any PCB's or mechanical parts, they
do a calibration of the camera.

Considering, if the camera is out of warranty I doubt it will be cost
worthy to service.

Jerry G.

 

[Engineer]

On Jul 12, 5:45 am, "Jerry G." <jerry...@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Jul 5, 11:52 pm, JR North <junkjasonrno...@bigfoot.com> wrote:

I bought this camera new in '03; has worked flawlessly up till now. I
hasn't been dropped, gotten wet, etc. I use it alot. Now, suddenly, it
won't turn on. Swapped batteries, tried the charger
connection-nothing. Any thoughts, known faults, etc before I tear it
apart?
JR

If the fault is not a cold solder connection at one of the connectors
inside, the service rep will change the complete PCB.

Most of these cameras use 2 or 3 PCB assemblies inside. As for the
electronics, the PCB's are changed to fix them. In many of these
cameras they also use flexible PCB assemblies. These assemblies are
not designed to be servicable.

As for any mechanical problems, they change the complete mechanical
parts assemblies. After changing any PCB's or mechanical parts, they
do a calibration of the camera.

Considering, if the camera is out of warranty I doubt it will be cost
worthy to service.

Jerry G.

I undestand that Canon has or had a refurbished camera warranty plan.
Your dead camera went into the queue and you got back a "new" one
repaired earlier with different S/N and, I think, balance of
warranty. Of course, my PowerShot failed out of warranty! Jerry is
right, none of this stuff can be repaired economically by the user or
after market service shops. I gave my dead PowerShot to a staffer in
my department who wanted to play with the optiocs.
Cheers,
Roger