Canon PowerShot A20 camera problem

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Found someone selling a Canon A20 digital camera that has a problem: it will
only operate with the AC adapter, not batteries. He says that Canon tells him
that this is a "semi-common" problem that crops up in older A20's. Sez Canon
will fix for $100. Not really worth it unless I can fix it myself.

Is anyone familiar with this fault and know what the cause is, and possibly a
fix?

Another forum that might be better to ask such a question?

Thanks,
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It may be the battery contacts where they are soldered or wired to the
circuit board. In many of these cameras, to service them, they change the
complete module or board, depending on the nature of the fault. Most of the
cost is the labour.

When Canon does a service job, they will check the complete camera for
calibration and operation. When you get it back, it will be calibrated, and
properly checked.

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Found someone selling a Canon A20 digital camera that has a problem: it will
only operate with the AC adapter, not batteries. He says that Canon tells
him
that this is a "semi-common" problem that crops up in older A20's. Sez Canon
will fix for $100. Not really worth it unless I can fix it myself.

Is anyone familiar with this fault and know what the cause is, and possibly
a
fix?

Another forum that might be better to ask such a question?

Thanks,
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ask a question here if I hadn't done that already.

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Any service information (manual, schematic, etc.) for any of the PowerShot
A-series would be very helpful.

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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:12:17 -0800, Jim Douglas wrote
(in article <E7mdnZKtjrhN8r_fRVn-oA@comcast.com> ):

> You call canon and see if you get the same story and how much it's to fix.

And so I did. Repair estimates start at $100. Or "trade up" to an A70 for
$170 (which is about what they're selling at discount with no trade-in).
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