How To Repair A Flash On A D90 Camera It Will Not Close
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Cheers, Dieselpic.
Must admit I was skeptical when I took my screwdriver but I have a wide smile on my confront now!
Pascal
Hello Dieselpic,
Although your solution did non work directly away, information technology helped me empathise the trouble. Past turning the spiral yous rotate the grab that is thinner on one side. Although I rotated information technology fully, the flash yet would not stay down (not even on the thin side).
I then opened the wink, by removing the two fiddling screws and lifting the blackness encompass. (Attending: practise not touch any wires, I got 2 electric shocks, even with the battery removed!!).
Later on opening the flash I took the catch and simply cutting a little chip off on one side using a abrupt knife, it is a plastic part so y'all tin can easily cut it.
I put the whole thing back together once again and it works!!!
Thank you very much for showing me the right direction!
Great find Theo. I'll update my post to incorporate this information. I suspect that this may happen mayhap due to a misalignment in the hook that holds the wink downward, but that's just a guess!
Thanks for this, was but about to seize with teeth the bullet and take mine dorsum to Nikon, just I'll be trying this out later!
Dieselpic,
This precision mech., notices the screwhead should need a Torx key instead of an Allen key. Information technology works once (hope the latch stays forever), but the tiny hole may get damaged.
Thanks for sharing
richardb – it'south definitely an Allen key on mine and all the other ones that I've looked at. No damage caused to the hole with an Allen key for me either, but if I'd used a torx key at that place certainly would have been.
Theo, Success! I first attempted to try the hex driver my D70S and could not resolve the issue. With fright and a scrap of inrepidation I advisedly removed the ii phillip screws that holds the outer cover of the speed-calorie-free. Oh, by the manner, better to take the battery out of the camera first. After lifting the encompass off I noticed the thin section of the disc that the catch latches onto. Better the $100.00 saved so spent. Now my wife asked for the $100.00. I tin't win for trying,oh well!
It worked just as described! I can ostend that what y'all demand is a one.5 mm. Allen key. Don't use a Torx key. My particular camera (a D90) required almost one-half a revolution of the Allen key counter-clockwise in club to fix the take hold of. If you are wondering how the mechanism works, there is a catch lever located halfway between the flash button (which is above the subclass push) and the arm of the pop-up flash. The lever has a claw on the end and looks like the letter "i" upside down without the dot. The hook enters the slot just about the Allen screw, where the catch latching mechanism engages it. When you close the pop-up flash, the claw is pushed towards the lens. When you press the wink push button, the hook disengages, and presto, the flash swings upwards. I've had my D90 for viii months and this is the kickoff problem to arise. Judging from the number of postings elsewhere on the spider web, information technology looks like Nikon's pop-upward flash take hold of has a real pattern flaw.
Thanks for the tip….worked similar a amuse!!!!
Thanks….it worked cracking
Thanks for posting this, it worked for me only just for a while, after a few times of opening and shutting the flash, the aforementioned thing kept happening. I like a few miles from a Nikon repair heart though and then volition accept it there tomorrow as information technology's still under warranty.
my flash stopped staying down over the weekend, the screw and "latch" piece is no where to be found. is there somewhere to buy a replacement latch piece? or tin i just superglue something in there that will human activity as a catch to agree the wink down and that will allow the flash work the way information technology is supposed to?
Michael,
I've no idea where you might be able to get spare parts from sorry. I gauge a Nikon service center would take them, though. I also don't know if you can mucilage something in. Possibly it volition piece of work, possibly not. If you embark downward this path y'all do so on your ain – good luck if you lot do!
Michael,
I recently bought a used a Nikon D-seventy on craigslist every bit an affordable manner to learn how to take digital photographs. I thought $430 for the body (<five,000 shutter actuations) the 18-70mm kit lens and a seventy-300mm zoom was a fair deal. Until, after 3 weeks, the flash stayed open. I was bummin', to put it politely.
Then I establish you lot. Give thanks-you, Michael. Thank-yous, thank-you thank-you!
Marty
Thank you for the tip worked perfectly, 10 sec chore and lots coin in the pocket:) thanx once again
Hi Dieselpic / Theo
I accept been having this problem with my D90 since the cease of August and resorted to using sticky tape until I could look into getting it repaired. I accept tried the method you accept written about above and it has partially worked(thank you lot ).
The flash volition now stay closed simply not fully, it is still open a couple of mm and if knocked volition popular up without pressing the push. This is a great improvement on how it was but I feel it may exist vunerable to further damage when putting it in my pocketbook etc every bit it is non tightly shut and probably won't stay downward for long every bit it seems to but just be property on. I tried rotating it a little more than in either direction merely tin can't seem to get any better closure. I am tempted to try Theo's suggestion of opening the flash up but don't fully understand what to practise so. He talks about cutting a little bit off, but it almost seems that there is not quite enough for the catch to 'hold' onto so it seems it needs to exist bigger rather than smaller, what exactly should I trim off to make it catch better. Just tin't quite picture how making it smaller will help when it appears to minor to grab on correctly now? Tin can anyone help as I am not quite getting it.
Thank you in advance
H
I did brand mine do this and kept adjusting information technology – I constitute a setting that worked. You could try winding the adjustment screw more and see if you can make it tighten up.
I can't assist you with the opening up and trimming the catch but you lot're correct – it sounds like it may not work for you. If you like I can attempt to contact Theo and run across if he doesn't listen you contacting him?
I opened the flash and it looks that if the clip holds in place there should exist no gap so I thinks yours is not achieving to rest properly over the catch so cutting might work (hard for me to explain in english). If you lot like give a endeavor opening, minding the shocks its fairly easy, take a look at my post below where I explained what I did.
regards
Yep!!! Thanks Give thanks You Thank you!!! I had to take it apart and shave downwards the adjuster only this totally worked!!!Cheers for saving me 8 weeks of downwards fourth dimension sending this in to Nikon for repair. It took fifteen minutes!!!!
I tried the i/sixth turn and it didn't piece of work. I started to open the 2 screws but then the one above the adjustment hole came out but the other one didn't Because the screw to a higher place the aligning hole was out I was able to use a toothpick and press on the adjustment hole while pushing away from the camera. This opened up a small gap between the plastic hinge in the hole. Then I tightened the screw back in and everything locked into identify and the wink held down tightly!!!!
Solved!!! thanks!!!! …had been struggling with the wink problem for exactly 1 year since it wrecked after information technology fell from a 30 cms height, at present, looking for another problem´south solution I ended up in this folio.
I first tried turning the screw and after a while information technology worked but it left a small-scale opening that I knew would be problematic, so I tried to find a better spot…bad idea, it never stayed down again so I had to endeavour the 2d idea: opening the flash, I volition explain what I did and then everyone can empathize:
– First, as said earlier, careful with the cables, I got a big shock!!!
– After you take out the lid yous will encounter the catch held by a metal prune
– Remove the clip and take out the catch
– The catch is a small plastic cylinder that on the top is non apartment and so as yous turn it the height of the cylinder varies (this is the adjustment you tried before when turning the spiral).
– With a sharp knife cut out a little from the thin side and then information technology gets even thinner and put it back with the thinner part facing forepart, information technology should work know.
– It may audio strange but when you take out and await at the catch you will understand fairly quickly what to practise, its piece of cake.
…now I will wait for the solution for my the problem, the LCD display from my viewfinder got freezed and became useless, tried reseting, I left the photographic camera without batteries for i week simply it all the same shows the same epitome…
regards
I had the same trouble. I tried turning the small screw, but it never worked, probably because I was non enlightened of what the problem was.
When I opened the back of the wink housing by removing the ii minor philips screws, information technology was articulate. There are two circular "donut" pieces that are part of the catch. The bottom 1 is attached to the camera, and the pinnacle 1 is fastened to the small screw. The claw actually has to go in-betwixt these two pieces, and volition so lock deeply.
On mine, the top one had disengaged and was in contact with the bottom ane, non allowing the hook to fit in-betwixt. By turning the allen screw with the back off, I was able to encounter when the top cylinder locked into place by a small leaf spring, leaving a gap betwixt the 2 pieces for the hook to fit in.
I saw no reason for cutting any role off, as there was at present plenty of room for the hook to grab. Later a yr of having to tape down the flash, it is good as new!!
Information technology makes it much easier to understand what is going on when the flash is taken autonomously.
after my last post, the cylinder dislodged again.
Mayhap cutting a part off would be the best solution.
Lamentable.
The screw was apparently missing in my D90. I took an eyeglass screw and screwed information technology into the hole and information technology worked.
Worked perfect, thank you a bunch 🙂
Worked perfect, thank you a bunch
Yep, worked like a charm. At present I tin get rid of the duct tape! At get-go, it seemed like the 1/sixteen″ Allen wrench was besides big, but later on using a picayune strength it stuck in there — and was hard to remove once the performance was finished. But the Allen wrench that was the next size downwardly was likewise small. Mayhap the 1.5mm is the perfect fit, just a tad smaller. Merely if the 1/16th seems like it doesn't fit, merely try to push it in with a little scrap of force.
Thank you give thanks you-this worked like a charm going counterclockwise with the key on my D90. This saved me because I am traveling for the next calendar month and need my Nikon for Rome and Madrid-gracias!!!!!
thanks so much wow can't believe i dont have to ship my D90 to service centre i bought some allen keys and followed directions 1.5mm primal turned anti clockwise did the trick 🙂
Give thanks y'all thank y'all thanks! It totally worked.
Worked perfectly. Just a slight plow counter-clockwise and the flash stayed down. Cheers!!!
Thanks, Thanks now work perfectly, thank you for the tips.
Howdy guys, subsequently reading all these posts I am confident that this will piece of work for me. Volition let you know.
BINGO!
Worked similar a Charm. Mine was an Allen Key caput, took just a slight turn of the screw and viola…thank you guys.
=( Information technology hasn't worked for me. Well, information technology worked once. After that time, the flash stayed down, but was all the same up past about 3 mm. It'southward broken again and I tin can't get it to be fixed. If someone figures something else out, please email me.
Question:
I want to take the flash embrace off to meet what is wrong, removed the two philips screws, but it won't snap off … whatever hints or tips for removing this without breaking things? it is not as smoothen as the otherwise excellent vimeo link implies!
this is the link that I was referring to in a higher place http://vimeo.com/3141400http://vimeo.com/3141400
Wow that works similar a amuse!!! Quick and Easy prepare and saved me hundreds of dollars!
Fantastic posting. Information technology only took me one turn and it locked again. Thank you!!!
Great post. Saved me time and $$$. I had to pull the small wheel and trim it simply we're upwards and running again. It had been acting up for a while then it just quit latching. When this all started it would catch on something when trying to shut information technology, like the latch got moved off to one side and wouldn't line upwardly right. One of my boys might have some background as to why this of a sudden started occurring. Anyhow I believe the latch may have gotten pushed down a little with the slight misallignment issue. Before trimming, I was able to raise the latch upward to where it would grab but it wouldn't do it on its own. I don't recollect the little adjustment wheel would abound thicker and so I believe the latch got pushed downwardly to where it wouldn't come up as high as it used to. At any rate, thanks to you we got it fixed. Many thanks.
Glad to accept found this site. I believe that my latch was also pushed down and wouldn't come back up to it's original position. I pulled out the small bicycle and trimmed it with varying thickness, allowing me to discover the perfect position that leaves very little gap when the flash is closed.
Cheers, thank you..THANK You lot!!!!!…it worked. Had a an engagement at a shop to take my camera fixed next week..I am so glad I constitute this article!!
I simply wanted to update this, in case anyone is still reading it. I wasn't able to ready mine, even though I tried like crazy. It worked at first, but and then broke over again. I sent it in to the nearest authorized repair eye. Price me $168…simply it'south fixed and hasn't acquired any trouble since.
Cheers for this. It didn't work equally described, just I took the cover off (information technology'll shock you lot even without the battery, darned capacitors) and removed the the little donut (it's loose nether the spring clip) for this as I was going to shave it downwardly and found that the flash and so latched and released just fine without it at all. At that place's a pocket-size gap when closed, but I can live with that until I can shave the donut downwards a little and put it back in.
thank you for the info! ill go a ane.5mm allen key and try it tonite
Thanks Tom, worked first-class! my d90 had the trouble since a few weeks ago and i was more or less resigned to bring information technology for repair till your article.
Cheers alot men I information technology worked for me, I googled this problem I had too with my photographic camera d90 I love, and I found your blog, bang-up , tried and information technology worked …thanks Man 🙂
My latch seemed very low, even after careful filing, it yet didn't attain the removable donut. I just took the donut out. Works fine at present, of form, the flash doesn't quite shut all the way merely information technology works great. A tip on using an emery board to file 1 side of the donut lower, don't bevel the edge or the hook will slide off and it won't stay closed. I really think the right fix is just to discard the donut and live with the flash being a bit less than tightly closed. It's not at all bad and so MUCH ameliorate than it was.
that would have helped but i kindof lost the screw so i just hot glued it because my flash is broken anyways so thnxs even thou i couldent do information technology