Sharp ViewCam won't power up

[I Love Hot Rods]

I have a Sharp Viewcam that I've had about 6 yrs and has always worked
fine.

Last time I used it was Xmas and the otherday when I went to use it the
darn thing would not power up.

I thought it might be a dead battery so I put in a new one and still got
nothing.

I plugged in my AC Adapter and still got nothing, not even the charge
light would come on.

I have not jarred the camera or dropped it or anything.

Is there an inherent problem with theses cameras that usuay goes wrong?

If I take it in I'm sure I will get a bunch of BS from the repair guy
and I don't want to spend a lot of money for something that might be
simple to fix so that's why I'm here, to see if anyone else has had this
kind of problem before.

Emails Welcome.....
Thank You
Patrick

 

[Sofie]

Patrick:
Gee...... most of the folks you will be getting a reply from on this
newsgroup are "repair guys" ........ most repair guys will NOT give you "BS"
if you TAKE it to a shop and ask for a repair cost estimate so you can make
an intelligent repair decision with facts instead of guesses.....
......if in doubt about the estimate price, get a second opinion from another
shop.
You will actually have to TAKE it to a shop so a tech can actually touch
it..... all you will get on the internet and telephone are wild guesses
which might amount to "BS."
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"I Love Hot Rods" <PlayNasty4me@webtv.net> wrote in message

If I take it in I'm sure I will get a bunch of BS from the repair guy
and I don't want to spend a lot of money for something that might be

Patrick

 

[RT]

On your Sharp View-Cam......locate your lithium clock battery. Remove ALL
power from your unit, battery od DC power supply. Remove your clock battery,
wait 1 minute, install a NEW clock battery. Wait 2 minutes then power up
your camcorder. This will work in most cases.

RT

 

[Ken G.]

If it is not the clock battery its probably an internal fuse that could
have blown due to recharging a bad old battery or possibly the little dc
jack where you plug the charger in has gotten loose .. i have fixed
several of these .
Repair shops will probably get you for at least 100$ on one of these ..
Yo can ge the View cams off ebay for less than that or a new one for
about 175$ .

I dont knock repair shops as i have been one for years i just knock the
high prices some of them charge to cover fancy mall type buildings they
choose to rent .

 

[LASERandDVDfan]

Considering the age of the camcorder, it is also possible that the failure may
be due to leaky surface mount caps.

This is a problem that has plagued just about every single compact camcorder
you can name, with the worst cases coming from Canon units. - Reinhart

 

[Andy Cuffe]

On 31 Jan 2004 06:42:07 GMT, laseranddvdfan@aol.com (LASERandDVDfan)
wrote:

Considering the age of the camcorder, it is also possible that the failure may
be due to leaky surface mount caps.

This is a problem that has plagued just about every single compact camcorder
you can name, with the worst cases coming from Canon units. - Reinhart

Check the 3v backup battery. I had one of these that was dead and it
turned out to be caused by the lithium clock battery.

 

[Walker]

Andy Cuffe <baltimora@psu.edu> wrote in message news:<5rkr10t83bbmakn3s00q5fj189oargeu6m@4ax.com>...

On 31 Jan 2004 06:42:07 GMT, laseranddvdfan@aol.com (LASERandDVDfan)
wrote:

Considering the age of the camcorder, it is also possible that the failure may
be due to leaky surface mount caps.

This is a problem that has plagued just about every single compact camcorder
you can name, with the worst cases coming from Canon units. - Reinhart


Check the 3v backup battery. I had one of these that was dead and it
turned out to be caused by the lithium clock battery.

Just a quick suggestion. If your charger is not lighting up, make sure
it is not your charger. Good luck.