Repairing Canon PowerShot SD450 Flash Bulb

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  • Author: Sean Whelan
  • Time required: 15-20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate

This guide will show you how to replace the flash bulb.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Casing  ¶ 

  • Remove the battery and SD Card from their slots. Leaving these in could cause the battery to ground and ruin the electronics.

  • Unscrew the six screws on the casing. Two are on the bottom as pictured; two more are on each side of the camera.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Pull the lanyard mount off of the camera using a spudger or your fingers.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Find the line that separates the casing into its two halves. Hold each half seperately, and gently pull apart.

  • Note that there is a small metal clip holding the two halves together. It might help to press down on the back half (indicated) while pulling upward slightly on the front half.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Take hold of the inside of the camera, and gently pull away from the back casing.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Remove the square, clear, rubber protector from the front of the logic board. This is not necessary to remove, but can easily fall off and get lost during later steps.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • When you reassemble the camera, make sure the switch on the casing (pictured left) matches the position of the switch on the camera internals.

  • The black viewfinder padding (pictured right) can easily fall off the casing. Make sure you don't lose it when moving around parts.

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Add Note Edit Step 7 — Logic Board  ¶ 

  • Remove the LCD cable by gently prying the hinge open with a spudger or your finger. The cable should easily slide out.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Lift up the metallic-colored clip with the spudger to remove the shutter panel.

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