[Coco] OT: Battery chargers

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

(Quick answer, NO!)

http://www.graham-mitchell.com/blog/?p=72

Gives me a better understanding of what you are doing (Correct me If I found 
the wrong item)

Does the excessive self discharge occur when the battery pack is not 
connected?

> ... After the upgrade, I was curious to see how many shots the new battery 
> would last for. So I sat on my couch and took 1,000 shots before I gave 
> up. The battery showed no signs of slowing down ...

If the battery is not being fully charged then a new charger is in order.

Check this site, they have many chargers that appears to have your needed 
range.
http://www.all-battery.com/batterychargers.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08242011_EndSummer&utm_content=Banner_Chargers

There are many battery chargers that would work, but perhaps the best one is 
no longer being made (In blog).

The blog might be a better source of information specific to your problem, 
but I (we) can comment on a specific charger.

SHF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Schountz" <schountz at south81.org>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: Battery chargers


>I have that charger (referenced it earlier), but will it charge a 9.6V pack 
>containing eight 2/3A 1.2V batteries?
>
> On Oct 15, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> if you wish to stop using "toy" battery chargers, here is the one I 
>> purchased.
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817355012
>>
>> You can select batteries that work well together and not reverse charge a 
>> cell and kill it.
>>
>>> Battery Matching & Battery Forming
>>
>>> Battery Matching function can help you group batteries with similar 
>>> actual capacity to use them in a series for a maximum runtime
>>> and Battery Forming function can activate the new and long term stored 
>>> batteries to keep them running at better performance.
>>
>>
>> SHF
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Schountz" <schountz at south81.org>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 4:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: Battery chargers
>>
>>
>>> OK, then, so I was a bit naive about this. Powerex used to make a 
>>> universal charger (I forget the model) but they stopped selling it a 
>>> couple of years ago. The only other smart charger that I have is this 
>>> one for AA batteries:
>>>
>>
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