This saved my camera! I had recently bought an instax 210 wide on eBay used and it arrived with some serious corrosion. I had previously tried cleaning it once with a toothbrush and baking soda, and the camera was still dead. using your tips, I was able to get it back up and working. Thank you so much!
Amazing how my camera is saved with some aluminium foil! The corrosion on the bottom part of my camera was still so bad after an hour of scrubbing with vinegar and a toothbrush so I just resigned to using the aluminium and it was euphoric when my camera came to life!!! 😂 Thank you so much!!!
Exactly what I need to know, thanks! My thing is, I dragged a Pentax sp500 out of a closet and the battery doodad is corroded shut but you can't see the corrosion. I have NO working knowledge of cameras, I'm literally learning this thing from the inside out😂 I'll try these tips.
The SP500 and spotmatics are notorious for having a stuck battery cap because of corossion. Sometimes it's easier remove by removing the whole bottom plate. Good thing the SP500 works without batteries though.
Hi I cleaned my battery terminals with cotton dabbed in warm water lightly like a local technician advised me to. I can’t see any corrosion but it is still not turning on. I used my instal mini 8 last in 2018 I believe and the batteries leaked in 2020 which I discovered soon after and removed the batteries and cleaned the leakage then. Today I sat down to clean it properly and can’t turn it on.
@@jacklynngnz Remove the corrosion first. The spring and contact should be easy to remove once its clean. They're held in place by plastic clips/nubs that the contacts hold on to.
@@jacklynngnz oh the two ones at the ends extend deeper into the body, they're connected to the wiring and the motors. If you need to replace up to that point you'll probably need to disassemble the whole camera. If yoy have the skills and experience and skills you can go ahead with the teardown, starting with removing the screws and opening the 2 halves of the body shell.
I have done that, that’s how I found out that the spring part seems to be soldered in place. Do I have to do some soldering work to fix it? I used your method with tin foils but not sure what went wrong with “18”, arrows and flash sign blinking for abit and turns off again. And sometimes it wouldn’t turn on at all. Occasionally, the lens would come out and the camera then turns off again.
@@jacklynngnz Follow the battery wires to the circuit board and check how far the corrosion is. Might have a short somewhere, there's still a chance for the camera to work if the circuit board isn't damaged, but on some cameras if the corrosion reaches the circuit board it's no longer economical to repair.
Hi! I just want to ask how to fix instax mini 9 if the metal thing is stuck and it doesnt go down? Im thinking maybe that is the problem why all the lights are blinking even if I try to put new batteries. Thank you!
Yes the camera will sort of freeze and just blink if it can't cycle.If the metal claw is stuck there's some issue with the film pack, rollers or ejection system.
@@GoneWithFilm Hello again! Sir, can you help me what to do the metal claw already go down and already bought new alkaline batteries but all the lights are still blinking. Is there different way to solve this?
Hello, I tried fixing instax mini 9 using your different methods but it still doesn't work. I used my camera last 2019 and just opened it this year, the battery leaked and there's some corrosion. I tried cleaning it and tried using aluminum foil but still doesn't open.
In that case the corrosion probably reached the circuit board or wiring-a qualified repair technician would be needed to look at the camera and fix it.
Well the foil will need a pretty large voltage and current to to make it hot enough to catch fire-the batteries only provide about 6 volts in total. I wouldn't worry too much about a fire hazard. Using foil is a just a quick hack though and it's always better to use proper springs for a stronger, longer lasting repair.
This saved my camera! I had recently bought an instax 210 wide on eBay used and it arrived with some serious corrosion. I had previously tried cleaning it once with a toothbrush and baking soda, and the camera was still dead. using your tips, I was able to get it back up and working. Thank you so much!
Amazing how my camera is saved with some aluminium foil! The corrosion on the bottom part of my camera was still so bad after an hour of scrubbing with vinegar and a toothbrush so I just resigned to using the aluminium and it was euphoric when my camera came to life!!! 😂 Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much! I was about to give up on my camera because it wont turn on and thanks to your tips i got it to work again! 😭💗
ohmyy! thank you po, really helpful video 🤗
Nice video, thanks for the advices. Have a good day 👏🏻💪🏻
So helpful! Thank you!
This worked! Thank you ❤
Glad it helped!
Ikaw ang tagapaligtas ng camera ko! Huhu... mrming slamt boss.
Exactly what I need to know, thanks! My thing is, I dragged a Pentax sp500 out of a closet and the battery doodad is corroded shut but you can't see the corrosion. I have NO working knowledge of cameras, I'm literally learning this thing from the inside out😂 I'll try these tips.
The SP500 and spotmatics are notorious for having a stuck battery cap because of corossion. Sometimes it's easier remove by removing the whole bottom plate. Good thing the SP500 works without batteries though.
Hi I cleaned my battery terminals with cotton dabbed in warm water lightly like a local technician advised me to. I can’t see any corrosion but it is still not turning on. I used my instal mini 8 last in 2018 I believe and the batteries leaked in 2020 which I discovered soon after and removed the batteries and cleaned the leakage then. Today I sat down to clean it properly and can’t turn it on.
The corrosion probably reached up to the circuit board or some of the wires might be corroded too.
@@GoneWithFilm do you open the whole camera to see thereafter?
Yes, that's the only way to really check the circuit board.
@@GoneWithFilm cleaned it and just had to change the battery
How do I replace the springs in the battery compartment? Unable to remove and replace right spring
@@jacklynngnz Remove the corrosion first. The spring and contact should be easy to remove once its clean. They're held in place by plastic clips/nubs that the contacts hold on to.
My instax 210 seem different, I have removed most corrosion but the springs seems to be soldered in place
@@jacklynngnz oh the two ones at the ends extend deeper into the body, they're connected to the wiring and the motors. If you need to replace up to that point you'll probably need to disassemble the whole camera. If yoy have the skills and experience and skills you can go ahead with the teardown, starting with removing the screws and opening the 2 halves of the body shell.
I have done that, that’s how I found out that the spring part seems to be soldered in place. Do I have to do some soldering work to fix it? I used your method with tin foils but not sure what went wrong with “18”, arrows and flash sign blinking for abit and turns off again. And sometimes it wouldn’t turn on at all. Occasionally, the lens would come out and the camera then turns off again.
@@jacklynngnz Follow the battery wires to the circuit board and check how far the corrosion is. Might have a short somewhere, there's still a chance for the camera to work if the circuit board isn't damaged, but on some cameras if the corrosion reaches the circuit board it's no longer economical to repair.
Hi! I just want to ask how to fix instax mini 9 if the metal thing is stuck and it doesnt go down? Im thinking maybe that is the problem why all the lights are blinking even if I try to put new batteries. Thank you!
Yes the camera will sort of freeze and just blink if it can't cycle.If the metal claw is stuck there's some issue with the film pack, rollers or ejection system.
@@GoneWithFilm Hello again! Sir, can you help me what to do the metal claw already go down and already bought new alkaline batteries but all the lights are still blinking. Is there different way to solve this?
Thank you so much, it saved my instax.. I just saw it now and tried it immediately, and it works! ❤
This workssss🎉
Hello, I tried fixing instax mini 9 using your different methods but it still doesn't work. I used my camera last 2019 and just opened it this year, the battery leaked and there's some corrosion. I tried cleaning it and tried using aluminum foil but still doesn't open.
In that case the corrosion probably reached the circuit board or wiring-a qualified repair technician would be needed to look at the camera and fix it.
Please correct me if I'm wrong but is the foil not a fire hazard? (Science wasn't one of my better subjects in high school.)
Well the foil will need a pretty large voltage and current to to make it hot enough to catch fire-the batteries only provide about 6 volts in total. I wouldn't worry too much about a fire hazard. Using foil is a just a quick hack though and it's always better to use proper springs for a stronger, longer lasting repair.
ingenious!
one of the batteries got stuck in my instax mini 9, it's like glued in there
You can try using the vinegar to dissolve the corrosion. If it won't come out, try applying a penetrating oil like WD40.
Hi! May i know is this method can be used on my Instax Mini 11? 🥹
Yes, same method will work on the 11
@@GoneWithFilm Thanks a million! It's work well and my camera can turn on like usual 🙌🏻😍
Can this method work on instax mini 9? i’m gonna try this later and hope it works 🥹
Yes, it should work for the mini 9 too