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<blockquote data-quote="okulo" data-source="post: 506694" data-attributes="member: 40687">A year or so ago, I bought a second hand Coolpix 5700 for my girlfriend but it was listed as having a broken battery cover. It worked but one of the hinge pins was broken off so it was in danger of getting lost. I did a brief search for a replacement but came up with nothing apart from one site which said it was discontinued.I have been imagining how I might fix it for months and a few days ago, I decided to try to repair it by drilling a tiny hole and inserting a metal pin. It almost worked but then I realised that the unbroken pin was not long enough to engage. I tried to affect the same repair on that side but unfortunately, it only got worse.The cover still works but it is now additionally annoying that my repair plan failed and I am again looking for a replacement with the same results as last time.I have a part number; either <a href="http://tel:636-065-2477" target="_blank">636-065-2477</a> for the bit which is broken or <a href="http://tel:636-065-2477" target="_blank">636-065-2477</a> (assy) for the whole thing and it is exactly the same as the battery cover on the Coolpix 8700.Can anybody suggest where I might be able to obtain one, please?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="okulo, post: 506694, member: 40687"] A year or so ago, I bought a second hand Coolpix 5700 for my girlfriend but it was listed as having a broken battery cover. It worked but one of the hinge pins was broken off so it was in danger of getting lost. I did a brief search for a replacement but came up with nothing apart from one site which said it was discontinued. I have been imagining how I might fix it for months and a few days ago, I decided to try to repair it by drilling a tiny hole and inserting a metal pin. It almost worked but then I realised that the unbroken pin was not long enough to engage. I tried to affect the same repair on that side but unfortunately, it only got worse. The cover still works but it is now additionally annoying that my repair plan failed and I am again looking for a replacement with the same results as last time. I have a part number; either [URL="tel:636-065-2477"]636-065-2477[/URL] for the bit which is broken or [URL="tel:636-065-2477"]636-065-2477[/URL] (assy) for the whole thing and it is exactly the same as the battery cover on the Coolpix 8700. Can anybody suggest where I might be able to obtain one, please? [/QUOTE]

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