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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / Digital Photo / March 200512v charger recommendation
We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I use in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models to avoid? Thanks. I tend to just use a 110v inverter, that way I can charge anything. Scott See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS. Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates things. > See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ > > But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS. > > Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates > things. I use both, depends on what I need to power. I use a Power Tech Plus MB-3537, charges NiMh in about an hour and does up to 4 cells on separate charge circuits. >>See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I use a Power Tech Plus MB-3537, charges NiMh in about an hour and does up > to 4 cells on separate charge circuits. An inverter can save purchasing, and carrying, several different 12v chargers. That simplifies things. For a single device, you are correct.  SignatureRon Hunter rphunter@charter.net >>>See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > An inverter can save purchasing, and carrying, several different 12v > chargers. That simplifies things. For a single device, you are correct. I have a 300Watt inverter in the car as well, for some things there simply is not any 12V chargers and this way I can get by without. >See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ > >But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS. I'd second that. http://thomas-distributing.com/mhc401fs.htm ---------- Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html >See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ > >But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS. > >Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates >things. It may not be necessary, but it sure is handy to recharge your cell phone, computer and anything else that uses 110 VAC to power it. -- Scott in Florida >>See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/ >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > It may not be necessary, but it sure is handy to recharge your cell > phone, computer and anything else that uses 110 VAC to power it. Yes.. Not only that, but they will recharge just about every battery and device you currently own or will own in the future.. I couldn't imagine buying a dedicated 12V charger for everything I own. (Camera batteries, PDA, Cell Phone, GPS and Laptop computer). > We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical > hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette > plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I > use in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or > models to avoid? Thanks. I have never used a 12V NiMH AA charger but of all the mains supply chargers I have ever had, Vanson Speedy Box is my favourite. A thoroughly reliable workhorse. Highly recommended. I suggest you contact Vanson by e-mail or phone to see if they make one or similar one powered by the car cigarette lighter. http://www.vanson.com.hk/ On the Product list, the 3 pages of numerous Ni-Cd and Ni-MH Battery Chargers in the catalogue only provide the model pictures and numbers. You may like to click "Contact us", top right, to find out more. SignatureLin Chung. [The Water Margins of Liang Shan Po were at the time of the Sung dynasty. Replace that with "ntlworld" for emails.] I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall wart. It can charge two 4 packs of AA or AAA plus four AAA thru C (maybe D) for a total of 12 batteries at a time. do I need this? Heck YES. we use for our model rocket club the following.... cobra FRS radios (5 of them with 3 AA bateries) my film camera just recieved a high speed autowinder (4 AA) and I have two flashes for it (2 AA + 2 AA) portable radio scanner for tracking rocket locators and monitoring aircraft to avoid (4AA) last year we built a RC lander/rover unit with 2 recievers (4 AA + 4 AA) and two transmitters (8 AA +8 AA) and I know I am missing *something* but that still come to over 50 AA bateries. admittedly I do not have 50 AA batteries, as we usually grab batteries from one thing to run another, but I am trying to get that eliminated, thank goodness for ebay..... I wont even get into the setup we have for launch controllers, as that is a 12 volt setup and we are building gear for that voltage standard as well (camcorders, launch controllers, PA, FRS base radio, etc.) SignatureTater President of MARS Club (NAR #660) www.mars-rocketry.com KC9ESF NAR #79654 L1 EAA #703312 remove spam spelled backwards to reply > We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical > hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette > plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I use > in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models to > avoid? Thanks. Keith said: Do you know if this charger is available in Canada. If you do not I would suppose other members of the organisation in Canada would. Are you privileged to their address. I have lots of chargers, four in line, but I have not been able to get one that does eight "AAs" at a time. I thank you: Keith >I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall wart. > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> to >> avoid? Thanks. > I have not been able to get one > that does eight "AAs" at a time. The Ansmann Energy 16 does up to 12 AA or AAA at one time + up to 2 9V. SignatureTo reply no_ HPMarketing Corp. got it off ebay looking for "Nihm AA charger" Did a google search before I bid and there are a few places that sell them outright. SignatureTater President of MARS Club (NAR #660) www.mars-rocketry.com KC9ESF NAR #79654 L1 EAA #703312 remove spam spelled backwards to reply > Keith said: > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >> to > >> avoid? Thanks. Keith said: I found it but it is out of stock I guess everybody else wants it too. I thank you for your help: Keith > got it off ebay looking for "Nihm AA charger" > [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >> >> to >> >> avoid? Thanks. I'm late to this thread, but if you're looking for a "AA" cell charger this might be what you want: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50511&item=7504344444&rd= 1&ssPageName=WDVW It's a 10 position 10 channel charger, that means it deals with the charge state of each battery, most chargers operate on 2 batteries at a time, so you'd have to have your batteries in at least pairs to get them to charge properly. Also: this charger uses a standard 12VDC wall wart for all you need is a cigg lighter adapter to use if in your car. It also have a proper discharge circuit if you want to start your batteries from zero. Also look at this seller's other auction for good prices on Ni-MH cells. He also has an off-eBay store but the prices are a couple dollars more there. If that's not what you're looking for, maybe this is: http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6 > I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette plug . If you can still find it anywhere, Rayovac's PS4 is an excellent charger. The package calls it their "1-Hour NiMH Charger", but newer, higher capacity NiMH batteries will take a little longer if charged from empty to full. It charges up to four AA or AAA cells independently, both NiMH and NiCad. Each cell has its own LED to indicate whether it's being charged or has finished. A fifth LED is used for 9 volt batteries. With many other chargers, slight vibration can dislodge a battery enough so that it stops charging. The PS4 holds each cell very firmly, so that would never be a problem, even in a bouncing truck. The PS4 is sold in different configurations. The one identified as PS4KIT includes a zippered nylon travel case, a 12v DC cigarette plug adapter and two NiMH AA batteries. I've seen them sold in a bargain outlets, K-Mart and CompUSA. You might also be able to order it directly from Rayovac. |
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