Need help with Olympus C700 Power Problem

[Fred]

I would sure appreciate hearing from someone who had this problem and FIXED
it.

I have a C-700 which is about 18 months old. My problem isn't
ordinary battery drain, rather what I suspect to be some kind of short
circuit. Newly inserted batteries, alkaline or (brand new, fully
charged NiMH) re-chargeables only work for a picture or two. I can
open the compartment door, rub the contacts a bit, and get maybe one
more picture, maybe not.

I posted this query about a month ago, and got a suggestion clean the
contacts, check the springs, etc. I have done this and the contact points
are all good & clean. No change in performance.

Already checked the obvious -- tried several new batteries and all act the
same, batteries are not in backwards, etc. The problem is with the camera,
I know that for sure.

Thanks in advance!

Fred

 

[Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\]

I would sure appreciate hearing from someone who had this problem and FIXED
it.

Sound like a repost of an earlier post. Have you tried posting to
rec.photo.digital?

You are trying to post to news.electronics. whatever, and there are no
such newsgroups! They are sci.electronics.repair!