Hi Anthony Thanks for that detailed information.
My main concern was that these things actually work - I'm not so concerned about having a queue of batteries waiting. I'll always have extra charged batteries available. Based on your experience, I'll probably order one - maybe not that brand; there seem to be a number of others. Thanks again. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Thu, Apr 27, 2017, at 08:37 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: > Brian, I have the exact universal charger you linked to, and I find it a > decent unit although setting up the contact pins to meet the battery's > terminals can be fiddly and the grip of the connection can be a bit > tenuous. The Inca charger has just two pins, +ve and -ve, while the OEM > units may or may not (brand dependent) use the extra pins to read out the > condition of the battery. Polarity doesn't matter so you can connect the > battery whichever way way fits best, but you need to be able to identify > which of the (usually) four terminals are the battery poles. The charger > has a car adapter that seems handy, but I suspect that its tenuous grip > on > the battery could cause the battery to disconnect with the bumps and > jostles of driving. Although it can charge all your camera batteries it > can > only handle one at a time, so you may find yourself with a queue if it's > your one and only charger. > On the plus side, you get to see the approximate charge level, in 25% > increments, unlike the OEM chargers that just tell you a battery is > charging or is full. And it can also charge two AA or AAA cells, although > not at the same time as a camera battery, and it has a 0.5A USB outlet. > So... some pros and some cons. > > regards, Anthony > > On 26 April 2017 at 16:14, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > G'day all > > > > Does anyone have any experience with universal battery chargers such as > > this: > > > > https://www.jbhifi.com.au/cameras/camera-accessories/ > > inca/inca-universal-charger/601162/ > > > > Somehow I've managed to accumulate 4 cameras all of which use different > > batteries. While I don't travel with all of them, I would always have > > two (and occasionally three) on some trips and it would make life easier > > if I didn't have to cart around separate chargers. > > > > Any experiences to report? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.com - Or how I learned to stop worrying and > > love email again > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
