Battery Charger Question

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louisxiv - 29 Sep 2007 19:23 GMT

Hi

I have 4 cameras I use for education work which run on AA Batteries. I'm
aiming to buy some decent rechargeable batteries (at least 1500mAh) but am
confused as to whether or not my current charger will be able to charge them
up to the required level.

It's a Uniross Ni-Cd & Ni-MH charger with an input of 230-50Hz 6W and the
output is 150mA 0,42VA for AAs. Sorry if I sound thick but this is
gobbledegook to me. Can anyone advise?

Lou

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Dave - 29 Sep 2007 19:53 GMT

>Hi
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>output is 150mA 0,42VA for AAs. Sorry if I sound thick but this is
>gobbledegook to me. Can anyone advise?

That should be perfectly OK.

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louisxiv - 29 Sep 2007 20:05 GMT

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> That should be perfectly OK.

For any power batteries?

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Brendan Gillatt - 29 Sep 2007 23:24 GMT

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> For any power batteries?

Yes - you cannot have a charger rated too low for a battery. It will
just take longer to charge.

The rating of '230-50Hz 6W' is irrelavant - it simply tells you how much
power the charger uses.

The only rating for a charger is the '150mA' bit - that tells you how
fast it can charge.

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Dag Korsnes - 29 Sep 2007 21:46 GMT

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> Lou

4 cameras you use at work? Just go to a camerashop and buy a quick
charger with 4 2500 mAh batteries (or better) included. Sony, Haehnel
and Fuji should all have good offers of high quality. If you use the
cameras much, you will notice the batteries loose stamina. After a year
you might need to buy new ones. Shouldn't be that expensive.

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louisxiv - 30 Sep 2007 00:07 GMT

>> Hi
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> you will notice the batteries loose stamina. After a year you might need
> to buy new ones. Shouldn't be that expensive.

Thank you all.

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McKev - 30 Sep 2007 13:58 GMT

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Decent rechargable batteries are around 2700mAh now - forget the 1500s

McK

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