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1. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 23:22:59 EDT Clarissa Walker
   Started messing with my MiniDisc stuff again yesterday, mainly the Sony MZ-R900 and Sharp MD-MT831 units.
   
   For the Sharp unit, I wanted to know how long the original Li-Ion battery lasted: it was about 9 hours! As for the Sony MZ-R900, it was a pretty short test run. Unit is fine.
   
   Also redone a MiniDisc with more proper music files and created a new MiniDisc with the Sony MZ-DN430; it has been relegated to solely be a NetMD recorder now.
   
   Also for today, it was to test the rest of the MD portable collection. So far:
   
   Sony MZ-R37: fine. Previously, it was noisy, but it is quiet now. Odd.
   Sony MZ-R500: repaired corner crack near the ENTER button.
   Sony MZ-N510: fine.
   Sony MZ-E33 (black): Severe skipping on all tracks on one MD. Cleaning the lens did not work, but simply greasing the track where the laser is located worked; no more skipping.
   Sony MZ-E33 (white gold): I preemptively greased the laser track like the black version of the unit, and it is now fine.
   • Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 23:29:09 EDT Clarissa Walker

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     I also greased the Sharp MD-MT831 unit (though I don't recall re-greasing the Sony MZ-R900...).
     
     What little skipping no longer happens on that unit.
     
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     Also on the Sony MZ-R500: a plastic screw end on the front end needed gluing in; not mentioned on the previous post.
     
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     Finally broke my main noise-canceling headphones (right ear section cracked), but I fixed them; they are holding well so far now.
   • Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 22:05:05 EDT Clarissa Walker

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     Sharp MD-MT831 battery update!
     
     Original Sharp AD-T51BT lithium battery: ~9 hours
     Odd Chinese Sharp compatible lithium battery: ~17(!) hours
     
     Though this says more of the age of the original battery than anything; I would expect a practically fresh one to go ~13 hours at least.
     
     Notes:
     * Original Sharp battery capacity is ~850mAh
     * Odd Chinese Sharp battery capacity is apparently ~1000mAh
     * Original Sharp battery year is circa 1998
     * Odd Chinese Sharp battery was obtained in 2012; expected to be a year older
   • Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 22:17:06 EDT Clarissa Walker

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     Correction: Original Sharp battery: 850mAh -> 800mAh