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<blockquote data-quote="Burt" data-source="post: 845181" data-attributes="member: 68616">So when the monitor is in the close position the ribbon cable damage is touching the metal frame and preventing the monitor from coming on..Your options are:1) Pull the monitor out before turning the camera on and turn the camera off before closing the monitor2) Have a visual inspection. You should be able to see some sort of peeling of the protective coating of the ribbon cable.. You may be able to fix it with some electrical tape. If not, have it replace it... It shouldn't cost much... This is bound to happen if you get dirt or dust and the monitor get pulled out and pushed in often... Consider it a wear and tear part...What is happening is that when you turn the camera on, because the ribbon cable is shorting the electric circuit, the camera automatically disables the power to the monitor, until you turn the camera off.. So if you pull the monitor out before you turn the camera on, the camera cannot detect the short and the monitor works as usual... It will eventually stop working all together, and you could damage the mosfet that is protecting the camera from shortening the circuit... You need to fix it ASAP...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burt, post: 845181, member: 68616"] So when the monitor is in the close position the ribbon cable damage is touching the metal frame and preventing the monitor from coming on.. Your options are: 1) Pull the monitor out before turning the camera on and turn the camera off before closing the monitor 2) Have a visual inspection. You should be able to see some sort of peeling of the protective coating of the ribbon cable.. You may be able to fix it with some electrical tape. If not, have it replace it... It shouldn't cost much... This is bound to happen if you get dirt or dust and the monitor get pulled out and pushed in often... Consider it a wear and tear part... What is happening is that when you turn the camera on, because the ribbon cable is shorting the electric circuit, the camera automatically disables the power to the monitor, until you turn the camera off.. So if you pull the monitor out before you turn the camera on, the camera cannot detect the short and the monitor works as usual... It will eventually stop working all together, and you could damage the mosfet that is protecting the camera from shortening the circuit... You need to fix it ASAP... [/QUOTE]

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