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elizabeth  ·  2500 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 17, 2018

The SD card slot is soldered into the main board, and a new one is like 300$ without the work. But my boyfriend contacted a friend that might be able to unsolder it and fix it (he’s some kind of Russian electronic geek, if he can’t do it, no one can).

Also ordered a new flex wire for the 2nd camera off Ali express and hopefully I’ll be able to fix it by myself. I just hope I don’t fuck it up further trying to fix it. But wear and tear has been brutal. That camera has been from 45 degree weather to -30. And survived the dust of Burning Man with at least weekly use for 2.5 years. When I opened it up, half the plastic prices inside were cracked already.

Anyway, fingers crossed I can at least fix one. Cause buying a 2 new ones is gonna seriously affect my budget. On the bright side, disassembling / assembling the cameras has been fun. It’s like adult LEGO with a hint of danger when the capacitor electrocutes you (oops).





snoodog  ·  2500 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Camera reapair is brutal not only because there are a lot of small parts but also because everything has to be clean room clean. Good luck

elizabeth  ·  2498 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks! I’ll need it