I guess incorrectly
assumed that all the folks here are "real" technicians... which is surely
not the case, eh.

1. A "real technitian" dear Fred as you said might charges up to 70$/hour.
After all you are a professional at your business,
may I ask what do you charge your customers?

2. Flash charge capacitor from this camera is not going to kill you,
and if you opened the camera and touched the flashboard
without accepting a shock, troubleshoot the camera starting
from the flash circuit (no need for schematics on this) as
long as LCD backlight and flash charger are the main battery-eaters.

george