SHARP VL-E785 I have a Sharp VL-E785 camcorder that I bought new several years ago. From the beginning the battery would not last more than just maybe 5 minutes. I bought a new battery with the same results. I sent it back for repair and they said it was the charger and sent a new one. I still got the same results. I sent it back again and they supposedly make an adjustment which again did not help. Does anyone have a solution?

Want to buy my VL-E650U Sharp Viewcam? Selling bag, camcorder, 3 tapes, manual, remote, and two batteries. Although the batteries don't hold juice very long any more, all the other items are in great shape without blemishes. Liz

here:
http://www.atbatt.com/camcorder-batteries/b/Sharp.asp

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if it still works ..I dont think this should have cause any problems ....I guess the power issues came from poor quality of the accumulators or better from a not that great formating of them when they were brand new....another cause may be the age ...after all even in mobile phones , those rechargeable ones have a limited life time ...and his is the way they behave .....I mean they begin to last less and less.. a solution might be new ones...or even try to never let them inside the camera even when the power is off...cause all cameras empty them batteries when they aren;t even on ...

Please double click on the following link to download your manual:

http://www.tradenet.sharp.co.uk/files/Consumer_Electronics/Viewcam/VLE760H/VLE760H-008.pdf


Good Luck!
Luwangula

If you persistently leave the batteries discharged, it is unlikely that they will be able to hold a full charge. You should re-charge your batteries at least once a month, even if unused. Put it on your calendar. BTW 2 years old is hardly 'brand new'.

my camcorder battery won't charge

heres a site were you can get your charger for 24$ - http://www.e-laptop-battery.com/battery-charger/sharp/vl-ah151u.html hope you find it use full

An AC adapter can be bought at this web site. Call to confirm it meets your needs or email them so you have confidence you're buying the right thing.

http://www.cellularfactory.com/camcorder/SHARP/2/20387/

2.7 volts is too low. Usually camcorders use battery at least 6 volts. Problems with rechargeables especially NiCds and NiMH, a cell will be shorted. for 6 volts pack, there are 5 cells in series (5 pcs x 1.2 volts with load , 1.35 no load). If you are measuring only 2.7 volts, it is highly possible that 3 cells are dead. As for the charger, if the same charger is used to power the camcorder and you said the the camcorder operates using the adaptor, this means that the charger is OK. You can ZAP the battery back to life but I will not recommend. It can be dangerous. If you can buy the battery, I suggest you do it since the old battery, even when zapped, will not provide enough juice anymore.