Introduction
Before attempting repairs, please take note of certain risks of receiving shock from the camera's flash capacitor. Also make sure to ground yourself before operating on the camera's motherboard or you might discharge static to crucial components.
What you need
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First, push on the recessed part of the battery cover while sliding it away from the camera to remove it. Then, remove all the batteries from the camera.
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To discharge the capacitor, you will have to touch its two metal feet simultaneously, for a fraction of a second or more, with something like a large flat head screwdriver. To avoid touching other components while doing this, which can be harmful, you can cover the metal shaft of the screwdriver in tape, except for the tip that will short the feet.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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If the flash capacitor discharges, does that mean my flash not working likely has to do with the bulb needing replacement instead of the flash capacitor needing replacement? I have an instax wide 300 and had only snapped 40 pictures and I started to realize the flash never came on when I felt it should have. I waited too long to send to fujifilm for a warranty replacement and now a repair costs almost as much as buying a new one