G10 OEM Housing Sticky Buttons

[prandyulo]

Would someone recall the thread on how to diassemble the control buttons for cleaning? I noticed that when I try to adjust the functions while underwater the different modes flash one by one and won't stop unless I somehow press hard or turn off the camera. Any advice would be much appreciated. Perhaps before I try to disassemble a spray of silicone would help? I do push in and out the buttons during rinsing.

 

[HowDidIGetIntoThis?]

Try this:
Resources & Learning: Learning Station - Canon USA Consumer Products

or:
Matt Gieselman | Fixing sticky buttons on underwater camera housings

 

[Gilligan]

IMO there is no need to disassemble the control plungers.

Apply a drop of pure liquid silicone (the pump type sold in dive shops) on the exterior of each button when the housing is dry. Press each button several times to work the silicone into the O-rings. This should solve your problem. It did on my Canon G10 housing.

 

[fuggler]

Gilligan, thanks for the tip. I've ignored the same problem for months now. Spraying it on the outside seems much safer/easier than disassembling the buttons. I was afraid I'd screw it up.

 

[prandyulo]

Gilligan, thanks much! I had the same thought but I can't get hold of that silicon pump in any dive shop in Manila; would a generic silicon spray perhaps be okay? And howdidigetintothis, thanks too, that was the thread I was looking for. That will be my last resort.

 

[Gilligan]

Gilligan, thanks much! I had the same thought but I can't get hold of that silicon pump in any dive shop in Manila; would a generic silicon spray perhaps be okay? And howdidigetintothis, thanks too, that was the thread I was looking for. That will be my last resort.

That Trident silicone is pure food grade silicone. Maybe you can locate a pure food grade silicone in Manila? The Trident one is a white liquid about the same consistency as water.

Have you tried Ellen Chua at Diver's Point, San Juan City?
Diverspoint - Home

 

[Gilligan]

Gilligan, thanks for the tip. I've ignored the same problem for months now. Spraying it on the outside seems much safer/easier than disassembling the buttons. I was afraid I'd screw it up.

Don't spray it on. Use an eyedropper to place one drop on the open slit on each control.

 

[coralcruiser]

Make sure that you have the camera seated into the housing correctly and that none of the buttons are touching the camera back.

Glad I saw this thread becuase it reminded me that I need to put some silicone on the button I use for macro before I head down to Dominica on Sunday.

 

[Nemrod]

The main issue with my Canon housing was really the springs were too weak. I replaced the weak springs. Where do you get springs----good luck, I got them from McMaster and out of my shop and from here and there.

N

 

[Jax]

Gilligan, thanks much! I had the same thought but I can't get hold of that silicon pump in any dive shop in Manila; would a generic silicon spray perhaps be okay? And howdidigetintothis, thanks too, that was the thread I was looking for. That will be my last resort.

That Trident silicone is pure food grade silicone. Maybe you can locate a pure food grade silicone in Manila? The Trident one is a white liquid about the same consistency as water.

Have you tried Ellen Chua at Diver's Point, San Juan City?
Diverspoint - Home

You can also find pure food grade silicon in hardware stores around the water purifiers. You need it for their O-rings.