It sounds like the high powered electrolytic capacitor for the flash is bad. That capacitor is the biggest draining component on the camera. When they go the flash will usually not work properly, if at all. That capacitor will continue to drain the battery until it is full. If it is broken and can't hold a full charge it is no different than trying to fill a bucket that has a hole in it with water. That is where your rapid battery drain comes from. This is not a repair job for the average person. For safety sake you need to make sure that capacitor is fully discharged (they hold about 350 DC volts) with an analog (not a digital)multimeter with a DC volt setting. Then you will need descent soldering skills and the equipment to use them.
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It sounds like the high powered electrolytic capacitor for the flash is bad. That capacitor is the biggest draining component on the camera. When they go the flash will usually not work properly, if at all. That capacitor will continue to drain the battery until it is full. If it is broken and can't hold a full charge it is no different than trying to fill a bucket that has a hole in it with water. That is where your rapid battery drain comes from. '''This is not a repair job for the average person.''' For safety sake you need to make sure that capacitor is fully discharged (they hold about 350 DC volts) with an analog (not a digital)multimeter with a DC volt setting. Then you will need descent soldering skills and the equipment to use them.
It sounds like the high powered electrolytic capacitor for the flash is bad. That capacitor is the biggest draining component on the camera. When they go the flash will usually not work properly, if at all. That capacitor will continue to drain the battery until it is full. If it is broken and can't hold a full charge it is no different than trying to fill a bucket that has a hole in it with water. That is where your rapid battery drain comes from. This is not a repair job for the average person. For safety sake you need to make sure that capacitor is fully discharged (they hold about 350 DC volts) with an analog (not a digital)multimeter with a DC volt setting. Then you will need descent soldering skills and the equipment to use them.