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Re: battery sled for Sharp 722

Subject: Re: battery sled for Sharp 722
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:47 pm (PDT)
Oryoki, you wrote,

>Wouldn't it be simpler to use the 722's external battery case for a
>single AA battery?  Sharp claims the 722 with internal Li-Ion and
>external AA batteries is good for around 11 hours of recording at
>standard quality setting.

I've had good luck with them, too. I guess I'm just nervous. I've had
issues with cold batteries in the morning, but recording continued
while I held the machine to warm it, even with the low battery icon
blinking.

>If you prefer not to use the external battery case, on eBay I found
>replacement Lithium Ion batteries (model AD-S31BT), price $8.50
>including shipping.  Sharp says the fully-charged 800mAh Li-Ion
>battery will provide 8 hours of recording time.

That's a great price, I'll get some more.

>Using the standard minidisc, you will be changing discs after 80
>minutes of stereo recording.  It only takes a few seconds more to pop
>in a new battery, as needed.

Thanks for your help.

-Dan Dugan




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