SHARP VHS CAMCORDER MODEL VL-L250U won't power on.
I have a SHARP VHS CAMCORDER MODEL VL-L250U that I purchased new, in 1989.
I used it only a handful of times around when it was new and it always worked flawlessly.
It sat untouched, in its hard-shell storage case, in a closet for the past 25+ years and I dug it out to use again.
I can't get it to power on. I'm not using the rechargeable battery but, I'm using the original power-pack which plugs directly into the unit to power it without the battery. The power-pack has the proper output voltage. I replaced the small button cell memory battery but still nothing. It almost seems like the switch went bad. I've tried fiddling with the switch, (pressing it on & off in different ways, fast, slow, multiple times, repeatedly, holding it on for several seconds but, nothing). Sometimes, the red light on the switch that indicates that the unit is powered on, lights for a millisecond but, goes off instantly after it lights.
Anyone have an idea of what I can do to test or bypass the switch to troubleshoot it to either rule it out or identify it as the problem or, any other ideas of what to do to get it to work?
Thank you.
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