IXUS 95IS Camera on-off Switch Repair |
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| The Canon IXUS 95IS had an insensitive on/off button that barely worked at all. I removed 6 screws (see below) and pryed off the front and rear housing shells. |
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| 1 is the pushbutton switch. It uses a domed piece of metal to produce a clicking action. When I pressed it with my fingernail, it clicked. 2 is the plastic button in the housing. When I placed this onto the metal dome, I couldn't make it click. I couldn't see how it had ever worked. |
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| So I mixed a tiny amount of Araldite epoxy resin with a pinch of sodium bicarbonate powder to act as filler. I applied a dot of this glue to the plastic button and left it to harden. I probably put too much on but I can shave off the excess later. |
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| When the glue was hard, I filed it to create a point in the centre. What I didn't realise is that the button isn't placed centrally above the button switch! As the photo shows, the switch is offset towards the front of the camera. This means that it was very difficult to shape the button so that it applied pressure to the centre of the switch since this lies under the edge of the button. |
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| So I ground the hardened glue off the button to leave it flat and tried a different strategy. I put a tiny drop of glue on the actual button switch and then I embedded a tiny offcut of wire in it. What this means is that pressure from the button will always be applied centrally to the switch. |
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| I dislike jobs such as this. I struggle to see the tiny parts and the risk of damage is really high. It's stressful. Anyway, if you are going to tackle it, you will need the appropriate tiny cross-head screwdriver, a good quality pair of tweezers and a "spudger" or knife blade to pry the two housing shells apart. I used "gorilla glue" to stick the tiny piece of wire to the pushbutton but quick-setting epoxy will do. |
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| Yay! Success! The on/off button works. I got the screws mixed up at first because I assumed that they were all the same length. But I was able to compare them with the screws in an identical camera that has a different fault. Also, the stills/video slide-switch didn't work, so I had to loosen the rear housing and reposition the slider. |
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