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Monday, March 4, 2013

postheadericon Flip Ultra HD Power Button Not Working

Flip Ultra HD Power Button Not Working Video Clips. Duration : 3.38 Mins.


BigNate84.com - In this video I'll document the problem I experienced with my Flip Ultra HD power button. Fortunately I found the solution after I took it apart and saw that a piece had broken off of the circuit board. http Flip Ultra HD Power Button Fix: youtu.be So the power button is not working. However, I'm not convinced that taking it apart and replacing the power button would solve the problem. Let me back up a few steps. Everything was working fine, scratch that...everything was "functioning" with a little TLC for about 1 year. Everyone knows the flips are cool and the do a good job, but they have some kinks and quirks. I was mounting the Flip Ultra HD on a tripod regularly multiple times a week with no problems. THEN one day I decided to create a make-shift mounting device so that I could mount the camera to my car's dash board. Well I used a 1/4" 20 threaded shaft that was slightly longer then that of a standard tripod 1/4" 20 threaded shaft. As soon as I removed the shaft the very first time my power button was no longer functioning. Very strange. I can get the camera to come on by plugging in the USB to a computer, but it turns off every 2 minutes. And not only that, it now turns off and back on again every 2 minutes repeatedly until I remove the batteries. I have also found that when I take that same slightly longer 1/4" 20 mounting shaft and screw it into the mounting hole at a very specific tightness/ distance the camera resumes functioning as normal! THATS ...

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