The 831 is great - rather user-friendly and sounds better than many MD
portables.
Ithink it's best not to leave your 831 standing on the 2 longer sides (the
sides where the mic in, AC jack and line in are). If you do that, often the
pickup doesn't stay where it and will drop down to the bottom of the
jackscrew it travels on.
That doesn't happen to every unit, and is not unique to Sharp, but is useful
in preventing excessive skipping.
On the battery, I think only Sharp supplies the kind of Li-ion that can be
used inside the 831. They actually don't always last (capacity does decrease
with charge/discharge cycles). Hyperjack charges $55 + shipping for a
battery *eeeeek!* :-)
http://www.hyperjack.net/accessories.htm
Enjoy!
Leon
on 3/13/01 9:25 AM, Chris Smart at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi. I just ordered my first Minidisc unit, a Sharp MT831! I'm quite
> excited! *calms down* Anyway, I have a question about it's included LiIon
> battery ... is it available from anywhere besides Sharp Japan? Reading
> about LiIon cells, it sounds as if they last a good thousand
> charge/discharge cycles, but I'd still like to have a source for a
> replacement just in case.
>
> Anything else I should watch for with the 831 by the way? I plan on
> carrying it in some sort of padded bag most of the time, taking as good
> care of it as I can given very frequent use, ... what's likely to go bad on
> it eventually? Buttons?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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