Comments on: Sharp VL-Z3 Dew Repair http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/ I Wager Fifteen Quatloos That He Is Untrainable Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kent http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-22556 kent Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:40:24 +0000 http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/#comment-22556 i have read many times to re-solder the contacts on the dew sensor, i have done it and it still wont work, is it possible to remove the dew sensor or disable it? maybe over ride it or short it out in some way that it will not work , but the camera will? its an old camera so i dont mind taking it apart to try and fix it i have read many times to re-solder the contacts on the dew sensor, i have done it and it still wont work, is it possible to remove the dew sensor or disable it? maybe over ride it or short it out in some way that it will not work , but the camera will? its an old camera so i dont mind taking it apart to try and fix it

]]> By: Wendy http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-22501 Wendy Sun, 25 May 2008 02:29:15 +0000 http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/#comment-22501 Bill: I repaired my DEW problem with your help. Thanks! It still comes back but leaving the tape cover open with the tape ejected for a few minutes usually fixes it. Now I have another HUGE problem I am hoping you have an answer to. I was filming on a very sunny day yesterday and the camera went black. There seemed to be no power anymore. I plugged in the AC adaptor and still there was no power. The battery charge light does not litght red. I can not eject the tape. It is without any power. Have any ideas for me? Thanks - Wendy Bill:

I repaired my DEW problem with your help. Thanks! It still comes back but leaving the tape cover open with the tape ejected for a few minutes usually fixes it. Now I have another HUGE problem I am hoping you have an answer to. I was filming on a very sunny day yesterday and the camera went black. There seemed to be no power anymore. I plugged in the AC adaptor and still there was no power. The battery charge light does not litght red. I can not eject the tape. It is without any power. Have any ideas for me? Thanks – Wendy

]]> By: Carlos http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-22497 Carlos Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:57:16 +0000 http://billgrady.com/wp/2007/12/12/sharp-vl-z3-dew-repair/#comment-22497 Thanks a lot Bill. My VL-Z3 cam was left forgotten and useless somewhere because of the damn DEW message which powers the cam off even under the hair dryer blow... Well I said to my self lets try the web. I found your page and as u said : got nothing to loose lets do it ! I noticed that the two solder joints in my cam where perfectly soldered with no excess flux. So, before following the suggested soldering instructions I decided to just insert a small screw driver tip between the two solder points and carefully turn the tip like separating both solder points. That´s all. Put the batteries back and the DEW message WAS GONE! The camera revived like miracle. Thanks Bill Carlos Thanks a lot Bill. My VL-Z3 cam was left forgotten and useless somewhere because of the damn DEW message which powers the cam off even under the hair dryer blow… Well I said to my self lets try the web. I found your page and as u said : got nothing to loose lets do it ! I noticed that the two solder joints in my cam where perfectly soldered with no excess flux. So, before following the suggested soldering instructions I decided to just insert a small screw driver tip between the two solder points and carefully turn the tip like separating both solder points. That´s all. Put the batteries back and the DEW message WAS GONE!
The camera revived like miracle.
Thanks Bill
Carlos

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