Help me technicians!
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James23p Registered since 25th Apr 2004Tue 09-Feb-10 02:52 AMWow that is beyound me but this is what I would do. I would try to find a D40x that is for sale as parts only. Then you would have one to disassemble and maybe have a good viewfinder to replace yours with. Most cameras for sale/parts the viewfinder is not the issue and you maybe able to pick one up for a few bucks.
Last you may even be able to pick a working D40x up for real cheap and then play with yours to see if you can get it working. If you do then you have a backup or one for sale/family to have.
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avm247 Basic MemberTue 09-Feb-10 08:24 PMSorry, I have zero experience taking cameras apart.
Do any Nikonians have any experience in disassembly and more importantly, assembly of the D40 body?
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I am new to this forum, but have been using a D40x for ages and desperately need some technical help.
I had the unfortunate incident of having some salty sea spray on the camera a few days ago when I was on holiday. I was concentrating on a shot when a larger than usual wave splashed me at the beach! the spray was not so bad, but some salt water was on the view finder and back button of the camera.
I did everything I could to reduce damage, blow drying, sun drying etc.
As soon as the splash occured, I noticed that the ViewFinder display LEDs were malfunctioning. While I could still read some info, the LED segments which should not be lit up are also dimly lit up. I know that salt spray had entered the pcb or LED driver circuit or viewfinder display.
EVERYTHING else in the camera works perfectly. Only the display in the viewfinder needs fixing.
I got the camera serviced by a Nikon agent, and they said they cleaned it but that I have to replace the PCB to fix my problem! Which costs more than the camera is worth BTW.
I am 80% convinced that the problem can be fixed if I simply remove all viewfinder display cables and circuits and clean them myself. I am an engineer! I take apart anything. I just need some guidance. Please help me with info on which areas of the camera I should look at dismantling / cleaning and how I go about dismantling it please. Ofcourse I'm not going to hold anyone responsible, I know its at my own risk.
I just don't want to put the camera away, I would rather have a shot at reparing it.