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So one day my DSLR stopped working, it doesn't turn on anymore. I removed battery, recharged it to make sure it has juice but camera still doesn't turn on.

I found a YouTube video suggesting to remove sd card, battery, lens overnight and should work the next day. But it didn't happen for me. So i just let it sit there on its bag for 2 weeks. I completely forgot about it and today it started working again after putting the battery in and sd card.

What happened there?

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[-] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It wouldn't surprise me if an accidental load of static electricity got inside the electronics. Would certainly take a while to dissipate through air, especially air trapped inside the device.

Nevertheless, it might be worth trying grounding all the terminals that usually connect to the battery.

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