Advices for sharp camcorder battery
Never expose your sharp camcorder battery to elevated temperatures. The numero uno enemy of batteries is heat. Anton/Bauer claims that heat can accelerate your battery's aging process by as much as 80 percent! Heat can also cause a lithium ion battery to lose its ability to hold a charge.
For long-term storage between uses (as in weeks), keep your sharp batteries in the refrigerator. But before you nestle the batteries between the lettuce and rutabagas, put them (the batteries, that is) in a plastic bag to avoid the rare possibility of the battery seeping and causing food contamination.
Don't put a cold sharp camcorder battery on a battery charger! If you take a battery out of cold storage or out of a cold environment (such as your car in winter), always allow your battery to reach room temperature before charging. sharp camcorder battery have been known to explode if placed on a charger while cold. Charging creates heat.
Don't allow your batteries to jostle around while you're carrying them. Jostling directly affects your battery's life and performance. Also, never use a battery that has been physically damaged. The coating on the sharp battery is supposed to keep the battery acid from seeping out. If the battery is damaged, these chemicals (which can be unstable and dangerous) can leak and cause damage to anything they touch.
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