Maplin in the uk do a nice range of these chargers I think up to about 3amp
not the plug in wall but they have a lead and plug not sure what the US name
for maplin is maybe radio shack.
mike
amature call M0DMD
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: 28 July 2007 19:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: recharging batteries?
What I find with those adjustable ones too is, if you turn up the voltage on
it, you lose current, I've burnt a couple of them up over the years good
which is why I never use them anymore. Melted 1 of them real bad it got so
hot. Thing is, it should have easily handled what it was doing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: recharging batteries?
> Hi Mark.
>
> I think that is your problem. I wouldn't expect one of those to work.
>
> Try asking around for somebody who has a dead HTX202 that might be willing
> to part with the original charger, or try the after market battery
> companies like Batteries America. I am also pretty sure that Maha makes a
> charger that will do what you want it to do, and some of the Maha chargers
> are pretty sophisticated.
>
> I think you can make this work if you get a hold of the correct charger,
> but an AC adaptor like the one you just described is generally not well
> enough regulated to do the job.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 11:00 AM 7/28/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hi
>> Well, the wall wart is one of those malti voltage ones from radio
>> shack
>>that has the exchangeable tips.
>>
>>God bless,
>>Mark
>>God loves you!
>>My ham radio lists.
>>http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 7:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: recharging batteries?
>>
>>
>> > Mark,
>> >
>> > It sounds like your wall wart isn't big enough to do the job. Usually,
>> > you
>> > need a more robust charger for NIMH batteries than you do for NICADs.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 22:00
>> > Subject: recharging batteries?
>> >
>> >
>> >> HI
>> >> I had a couple of battery packs for my hand held rebuilt and up
>> >> graded
>> >> them to the NIMH cells. I bought a wall wart power supply to charge
>> >> them.
>> >> Unfortunately the best I can get is about a three second charge. I
>> >> should
>> >> be
>> >> able to do better than this on a 1600 MA battery. How do I go about
>> >> putting
>> >> the juice back in the battery?
>> >>
>> >> God bless,
>> >> Mark
>> >> God loves you!
>> >> My ham radio lists.
>> >> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>> >> My personal website
>> >> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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>
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