OT: Camcorder Battery Replacement

G

Grinder

I posted this in rec.video.desktop, but didn't get any action, so I
thought I might try here:

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I've purchased a cheapie flash memory camcorder: the Sanyo VPC-HD100.
It's apparently a Wal-mart exclusive. It is working well enough, but
charge time is a little low--just over an hour--so I'm looking to buy a
second battery.

The battery pack that came with the unit says:

Sanyo NP-60
Li-ion Batery
3.7V 1100mAh 4.1Wh
P/N: 04291-0089-00
M35B

It measures 53 x 35 x 7 mm (2.10 x 1.38 x 0.28 in). Here's a photo for
your edification:

http://home.mchsi.com/~grinder/temp/NP-61.jpg

Sanyo has designated PacParts as their parts distributor. With
shipping, they want nearly $100 to get a replacement battery to me.
(Also, they sound like they're annoyed I'm bothering them when I call.)

http://www.pacparts.com/model.cfm?mfg=SANYO&model_id=VPCHD100&action=list_part

Web searches for NP-61 equivalents have not produced any explicit
information. Many Fuji NP-60s have very similar, or even identical
specifications. Some NP-60s seem to be a different size, like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830994296

I think I can probably find a part that geometrically and electrically
fits, but I'm worried there might be some other incompatibility. Like,
for instance: Will my charger blow up an NP-60 if it's designed for an
NP-61?

Any guidance you can offer will be appreciated.
 
J

John McGaw

Grinder said:
I posted this in rec.video.desktop, but didn't get any action, so I
thought I might try here:

- - - - - - - - - -

I've purchased a cheapie flash memory camcorder: the Sanyo VPC-HD100.
It's apparently a Wal-mart exclusive. It is working well enough, but
charge time is a little low--just over an hour--so I'm looking to buy a
second battery.

The battery pack that came with the unit says:

Sanyo NP-60
Li-ion Batery
3.7V 1100mAh 4.1Wh
P/N: 04291-0089-00
M35B

It measures 53 x 35 x 7 mm (2.10 x 1.38 x 0.28 in). Here's a photo for
your edification:

http://home.mchsi.com/~grinder/temp/NP-61.jpg

Sanyo has designated PacParts as their parts distributor. With
shipping, they want nearly $100 to get a replacement battery to me.
(Also, they sound like they're annoyed I'm bothering them when I call.)

http://www.pacparts.com/model.cfm?mfg=SANYO&model_id=VPCHD100&action=list_part


Web searches for NP-61 equivalents have not produced any explicit
information. Many Fuji NP-60s have very similar, or even identical
specifications. Some NP-60s seem to be a different size, like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830994296

I think I can probably find a part that geometrically and electrically
fits, but I'm worried there might be some other incompatibility. Like,
for instance: Will my charger blow up an NP-60 if it's designed for an
NP-61?

Any guidance you can offer will be appreciated.
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Why are you going on about an NP-61? You state that the existing battery is
an NP-60. Why not just buy another identical unit from a more rational
vendor? There are a large number that pop up in a Google search, many of
which are too cheap to believe but I'd suspect that one of the ~ $12 units
might be just fine..
 
G

Grinder

John said:
Why are you going on about an NP-61? You state that the existing battery
is an NP-60.
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Sorry, that's a typo. The existing battery is an NP-61. I want to know
if an NP-60 will work.
 
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