X-E2 Question from a friend X-E2 user. X-E2 won't turn on!

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lightsketcher

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Hello everyone,


this time the question isn't for me, but I hope you can help me any way.

A friend, who uses a X-E2 has a problem with the camera. It won't turn on! He tried changing batteries (both original and fully charged), changing SD cards and cleaning lens contacts, still the camera won't turn on.
Any suggestions about what to do or what could be?

Thank you!
 
jamie allan

jamie allan

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Only thing I can think to add is - did he charge both batteries with the same charger and does he know for sure the batteries charged? If say the charger is faulty - my Fuji charger failed - he might think he's charging the batteries but isn't. Only way to check would be to use a voltmeter or put the batteries in another Fuji X camera that takes the NP-W126.
 
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lightsketcher

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jamie allan said:
Only thing I can think to add is - did he charge both batteries with the same charger and does he know for sure the batteries charged? If say the charger is faulty - my Fuji charger failed - he might think he's charging the batteries but isn't. Only way to check would be to use a voltmeter or put the batteries in another Fuji X camera that takes the NP-W126.
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Hi,

He said yes, I also put the batteries in my charger and they’re fully charged. I tried both batteries with my X-A10 and they’re working fine.

I think, as someone commented after you said, it might be broken., because it was working normally before. Will advise him to send it to technical assistance.
 
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Mervington

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Small voltage etc meter's are quite inexpensive. They usually have two probes. There are four contacts on the battery. You might have to explore which two might be live for this purpose. Nothing should explode!

You will see on the test meter that there is more than one voltage band. You will almost certainly need to set it to the lowest one. I think that every photographer should have one. Not too long ago, I bought a rather old Nikon that was in beautiful condition. The shop couldn't get it to work. I bought it for nothing: two minutes with the meter established that the battery was not totally dead, but below a working voltage.
 
beakhammer

beakhammer

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It is very easy to put the battery in wrong way around (I do this with my XE2 from time to time), and unlike most cameras the battery latch and door will close as if it's all OK. Make sure the battery is in so that the battery contacts line up with the contacts in the camera.
 
jamie allan

jamie allan

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lightsketcher said:
Is this problem of “sudden death” common in Fuji cameras? Does anyone knows if this repair is too expensive? (If the problem is the one mentioned before)
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I don't think this fault is all that common with Fuji cameras. I've never had a failure in almost 4 years with 4 cameras and 3 lenses.
I don't know where your friend lives but in the UK it seems like there appears to be a flat rate for hardware parts replacement fixes of £140.
 
beakhammer

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Furlan said:
Just tried to put the battery in the wrong way on a X-T1 and XE2s and it can't be done.
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The terminals have to be faced down, but you can rotate the battery around it's long axis and instal it that way, such that the battery does not connect with the contacts, and the door closes normally. That is true for my XPro1 and my XE2. True for Fuji batteries and after market ones. Edit: turns out the XE2 will NOT accept batteries the wrong way round, but my old X-Pro1 will.
 
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RonFleet

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beakhammer said:
The terminals have to be faced down, but you can rotate the battery around it's long axis and instal it that way, such that the battery does not connect with the contacts, and the door closes normally. That is true for my XPro1 and my XE2. True for Fuji batteries and after market ones.
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I've just tried this with my X-E2 and the battery will not go all the way into the compartment if it is the wrong way round. There is a notch in the corner of the battery and a small protrusion in the compartment. If the battery is the wrong way round, it cannot be pushed in the last couple of millimetres and the door won't close. Mine is an early X-E2 - I don't know if this changed in later iterations.
 
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Furlan

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For those of you who can install the battery incorrectly you have a defective body or your imagination is running away with you. I have tried this with three different brand of batteries and all are notched in the
same manner the notch is 3/32" deep. The protrusion in the body is cast in place forward of the spring towards the the front of the body and very unlikely that it could be broken off. Find it hard to believe that the
protrusion was omitted on some bodies. RonFleet yours would be the norm.
 
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lightsketcher

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fujixacros said:
the battery in the wrong direction

This is indeed an assumption that should not be neglected,
but the OP doesn't seem to answer you , nor read you ?
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Hello, I answered that I tried his batteries on my camera and then again on his camera and no the batteries weren’t in the wrong position. His batteries are original Fuji batteries.
 
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lightsketcher

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RonFleet said:
I've just tried this with my X-E2 and the battery will not go all the way into the compartment if it is the wrong way round. There is a notch in the corner of the battery and a small protrusion in the compartment. If the battery is the wrong way round, it cannot be pushed in the last couple of millimetres and the door won't close. Mine is an early X-E2 - I don't know if this changed in later iterations.
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I can’t insert my battery in the wrong position either. I use a X-A10.
 
beakhammer

beakhammer

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Furlan said:
For those of you who can install the battery incorrectly you have a defective body or your imagination is running away with you. I have tried this with three different brand of batteries and all are notched in the
same manner the notch is 3/32" deep. The protrusion in the body is cast in place forward of the spring towards the the front of the body and very unlikely that it could be broken off. Find it hard to believe that the
protrusion was omitted on some bodies. RonFleet yours would be the norm.
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Not my imagination, I double checked and my old X-Pro1 will accept batteries the wrong way around, but you are right, my X-E2 will not.
 
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