Re: OT - Universal battery chargers

2017-04-28 Thread Brian Walters
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;

Re: OT - Universal battery chargers

2017-04-26 Thread Anthony Farr
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

Re: OT - Universal battery chargers

2017-04-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
I will be interested to hear what you find out! For me, one of the biggest hassles with multiple chargers comes from the power cords. Long ago I bought a Pearstone 3rd party charger for my Pentax-compatible DLi-90 batteries, this has the advantage of a fold-out plug rather than a power cord.

OT - Universal battery chargers

2017-04-26 Thread Brian Walters
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