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[Jeanette Guire]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:52:29 -0700, Tim Shoppa wrote:

All adhesives outgas as they dry (that's why they stink). Adhesives
around optics are a true disaster unless you know what you're doing.

Oh. This is a GREAT POINT! Sinced the crazy glue "outgassed" so much, it
fogged the interior of the battery compartment somehow. I guess we should
tell the NEXT person who does this infamous Nikon coolpix camera repair
that they should take care to cover the lens at all times.

THANK you for the hint which we hadn't thought of until now!

 

[Gerald Miller]

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:14:33 GMT, Jeanette Guire
<jeanetteguire@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:11:20 -0700, SteveB wrote:

Why in the world didn't you just send it back to Nikon. They would have
probably chucked that one and sent you another. And another. And another.

For the record, I had called Nikon Service Relations at 800-645-6678 and
they basically said that many people have the problem with the Nikon
Coolpix series battery latch door breaking and that it wasn't something
they cared about.
Had the same problem with a Kodak **215 and got the same attitude from

them, used it for another two years with a heavy elastic holding the
batteries in place before I gave it to second son who is still using
it two years later.
Gerry }
London, Canada

 

[Benj]

Jeanette Guire wrote:

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:31:36 -0500, Paul K. Dickman wrote:
I just tape it shut with duct tape.

Almost everyone with a Nikon Coolpix camera has this problem so I'm not
surprised. I had taped this camera with scotch tape for the longest time.

Now, with the paper clip, it's all better.

Uh Oh! I checked. Yes my Coolpix has the half-assed battery latch. But
I'm ready now thanks to the paper clip suggestion. Yes that is the
answer. I figure epoxy or Testors model glue would work fine. Just a
tiny drop to hold the clip. By the way, I'd never use 5 minute epoxy
unless gluing speed was essential for some reason. Regular 20 minute
epoxy is much stronger, sets more reliably and doesn't have the dire
chemicals in it.

It would be great if you could post a picture or two of your duct-taped
coolpix for others to see.

Heh. A really nice Coolpix photo with icky duct tape and smeared with
duct tape ooze ought to be the Internet answer to customer service
that doesn't think the broken latch thing is any concern.

 

[Jeanette Guire]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:56:44 -0700, Benj wrote:

I'd never use 5 minute epoxy unless gluing speed was essential
for some reason. Regular 20 minute epoxy is much stronger,
sets more reliably and doesn't have the dire chemicals in it.

I was wondering about that. I had the choice of either 30-minute Locktite
epoxy or 5-minute "quick set" Locktite epoxy at Target.

I read both packages.

Nothing on the package said they were any different other than one was five
minutes and the other was 20. Even the price was the same.

So, all things being equal, I took the five. I guess I should have bought
the thirty. Why don't they just say it's stronger on the package?

At least the NEXT person with this fix has this suggestion!

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Jeanette Guire wrote:

It wasn't a cheap camera either. I fault the reviewers at dpreview and
Steve's DigiCam for very faulty reporting.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html

Why is it their fault? They test a camera, and move on to the next
model. They probably only have any one camera for more than a few
days. Email them and make them aware of the problem, then ask they add
a warning to their review.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[John McWilliams]

Jeanette Guire wrote:

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:56:44 -0700, Benj wrote:

I'd never use 5 minute epoxy unless gluing speed was essential
for some reason. Regular 20 minute epoxy is much stronger,
sets more reliably and doesn't have the dire chemicals in it.

I was wondering about that. I had the choice of either 30-minute Locktite
epoxy or 5-minute "quick set" Locktite epoxy at Target.

I read both packages.

Nothing on the package said they were any different other than one was five
minutes and the other was 20. Even the price was the same.

So, all things being equal, I took the five. I guess I should have bought
the thirty. Why don't they just say it's stronger on the package?

At least the NEXT person with this fix has this suggestion!

Glad you got it fixed.

gr. adj.

--
john mcwilliams