From: dansabrservices@yahoo.com   
      
   On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 4:31:13 PM UTC-5, Fred wrote:   
   > Fred says...   
   > > > abrsvc says...   
   > >   
   > > > You have identified the two most common failures for   
   > > > these units. The ribbon cable is the more likely. Being   
   > > > a Canon, you are not likely to find a replacement cable.   
   > >   
   > >Thanks. Yesh, I'm hoping it's just that the ribbon cable   
   > >has come loose. Well, it's an old camera, so I may need to   
   > >get a new one. But I think it's worth the effort to try to   
   > >fix it. I don't think it would make sense to send it to   
   > >Canon for repair, but I'll check with them if I have no   
   > >luck.   
   > I was able to disassemble the camera, reseat the ribbon cable,   
   > confirm that the switch is working, and reassemble everything.   
   > But nothing has changed, The LCD is still dead. So it may be   
   > some problem on the main board. I would have no way to fix that,   
   > even assuming I could identify the exact problem. So I'll   
   > probably look for a used replacement for the camcorder.   
      
   Look at the ribbon cable carefully with magnification.  The problems with   
   these is not that the cable gets loose but that there are small cracks in the   
   cable itself.   
   It is possible that there is a problem with the board as well.  Look for small   
   SMD caps that may have leaked in the area.  These too can cause problems of   
   various types in cameras of that age.   
      
   Dan   
      
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