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Polaroid i835: Corrosion in the Battery Port and Lid

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:11 -0700

Hello!

I found an old Polaroid i835 that I'm trying to fix up for an upcoming outing. Everything looks good upon inspection, until I looked inside the battery port.

It seems the old batteries inside it hadn't been taken out and so it corroded the metal bit on the lid and the end deep inside the camera.

As of now, I'm trying to clean most if not all of it off, but I'm wondering if there's a way to replace the metallic bits / battery port or is it better to replace the entire camera altogether?

⟐ Answered March 23, 2026 at 16:00 MST

Polaroid i1035: Powers on and then off within 5 seconds

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:04:51 -0700

I put new batteries in but screen only blinks on for a brief moment

will changing LCD solve problem

⟐ Commented February 23, 2026 at 11:04 MST

Polaroid Sun 600 LMS: Why won't the film come out?

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:01:40 -0700

When I tried to take a photo, no film came out. The capturing process seemed to have worked, as there were typical mechanical noises to be heard as I took the photo, but other than that nothing else happened. I know it's not the film's fault, it was brand new. How do I fix this?

⟐ Answer edited February 01, 2026 at 7:01 MST

Polaroid Camera: Polaroid Snap Touch Firmware Corrupt

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:17:26 -0700

Hi,

I bought a Polaroid Snap Touch 1.0 from Zinc (second hand at a pawnshop). After updating the firmware, it got corrupted and all the menus are either invisable or show garbled data as the menu/option buttons (hexadecimal). I tried updating manually via the firmware zip and an sd card, but it either does the same thing or says s/w update failed.

What are my options? I have a CH341A programmer if someone can point out the flash chip. I can dissemble it as well to post picture of the device and mainboard.

⟐ Commented December 29, 2025 at 5:17 MST

Polaroid Cube: I'm looking for battery

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:24:26 -0700

Where can I find the battery for my polaroid cube?

⟐ Commented September 01, 2025 at 7:24 MST

Polaroid Cube: Memory card not coming out

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:22:58 -0700

Memory card won’t come out, tried pushing it to pop out but won’t work. Tried grabbing it with tweezers but it won’t come out

⟐ Commented September 01, 2025 at 7:22 MST

Polaroid Cube: Polaroid cube battery type. Anyone knows it?

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:19:14 -0700

My Polaroid cube's battery is almost dead. The camera only works for a few short minutes before it beeps and turns off. I was thinking replacing the battery might revive the camera, but I couldn't find its exact type. Does anyone know what kind of batteries are used in these Polaroid cube cameras?

Thanks!

Well, it looks to me that no one seems to make these small batteries.

⟐ Commented September 01, 2025 at 7:19 MST

Polaroid slr 680: My Polaroid prints all the photos in the pack without interruption

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:13:37 -0700

Hello, my Polaroid SLR 680 has a problem, even though I've been using it for over 10 years without any problems.
Every time I connect a new pack of photos, the camera releases all the films one by one, as if I had my finger continuously pressed on the shutter button. If I try to stop the process by pressing the shutter button, the process stops, but when I remove my finger, it starts again. Do you have any ideas?
Thank you for your help.

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why is my film not ejecting, flash is going off and it makes noise

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:24:17 -0700

Every time I take a photo, the light is green, the flash goes off and it makes the sound like a photo should come out but none of my pictures are ejecting. I have a new pack of film in it and everything.

Polaroid OneStep 2: How would I repair the flash?

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:52:23 -0700

I have a onestep+ but theres nothing on here about it... the flash on my polaroid is inoperable, doesnt attempt to flash and i suspect its not even charging, what should i do?

Any feedback to help repair the camera would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Edited by author July 21, 2025 at 17:52 MST

Polaroid I-2: Film door sensor replacement

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:07:48 -0700

Hello, the sensor component on the photo paper door of my Polaroid i2 is broken. Do you know where I can find a replacement mainboard? Thank you.

Polaroid Sun 600 LMS: How do I remove the motor?

Sun, 25 May 2025 09:18:34 -0700

Trying to remove the motor to clean it out, as it sounds fairly weak.

⟐ Answered May 25, 2025 at 9:18 MST

Polaroid SNAP: My camera prints but it comes out blank

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:04:02 -0700

I got a Polaroid snap yesterday and only used it today, I can take a photo and print it out but the paper comes out blank. It says it doesn’t need ink and people just talk about getting the right film but the film came with it so I’m a bit confused.

⟐ Commented April 18, 2025 at 4:04 MST

Polaroid Camera: Does anyone have a teardown/service manual for a Polaroid 1500/Pronto?

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:23:00 -0700

I have a Polaroid 1500 (similar to a Pronto! I think) tried to take it apart to clean the viewfinder as some dust managed to get in, but it came apart at the wrong place and now the front shutter mechanism area is in pieces and I have no idea how to reassemble them.

I can't find ANY information online about the 1500 or the Pronto, and I'm at my wits end. If you have any information (teardown instructions, videos, photos, service manuals, technical documentation, literally anything), PLEASE help.

⟐ Commented April 05, 2025 at 9:23 MST

Polaroid Now Gen 3: How to fix the picture

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:28:46 -0700

Why is it when I take a picture the picture comes out white and the film isn’t expired.

Polaroid One-Step 600: How do I change the Battery in a Polaroid One 600?

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:36:22 -0700

I have the Polaroid One 600. It's different than the one in the pictures above. How do I go about changing the battery? Now, I do have film still in my camera. Thanks.

⟐ Commented January 28, 2025 at 7:36 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why did the flash only activate about a day after I loaded the film

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:37:04 -0700

Why did the flash only activate about a day after I loaded the film into the camera, but no photo came out after taking a picture and the camera stop working anymore

为什么在我将相纸放入相机后，等了大概一天闪光灯才被启动，可是拍照后照片没有出来？

⟐ Answered November 18, 2024 at 4:37 MST

Polaroid I-2: Polarid I2 radar malfunction（maybe）

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 02:56:38 -0700

The shutter cannot be pressed in any mode, as shown in the prompt.

Polaroid i1035: What do I do if my camera was dropped in the toilet and got stepped on

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:47:18 -0700

My camera was in my back pocket and fell into the toilet, I turned it on and took the batteries out and sd card. when I turned it on the camera came out like usual but it got stuck like that. Then when I was drying it someone stepped on the camera.

Polaroid Sun 600 LMS: No photo, No red LED

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:30:40 -0700

Similar to this post, putting in a new film pack will spit out the top card, and everything sounds fine, but pressing the button to take a photo does nothing. However, unlike that post, I don't have a red "charging" light come on; I've searched all over the device, and inside the view finder, but I haven't seen a red light anywhere.

I have looked here and here and tried this stuff, but neither have helped me.

I HAVE gotten this to reliably take and print out photos, but only if the lens assembly is fully closed; even a slight lift will cause it to not work. Which does nothing, as with the lens assembly closed, the lens is blocked and just takes a photo of the inside of the unit.

The film pack was manufactured by Polaroid June 2024, and I'm using this in October 2024. Battery voltage is 5.84V, which should be more than good enough for a 6V system