Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The answer is maybe. Different battery types have different charging characteristics and the chargers are designed to work with the batteries they are intended to be used with. An general purpose RS charger might work or it might not where "work" in this case means charge the battery fully without damaging it. I just a quick look at the RS website and saw nothing that came close to 8.7 V at 1.4a, so I think you're out of luck unless I missed the one you're thinking of. That'll be $16.67, please, for 2 minutes at my usual hourly rate. :-) Regards, Dick On Dec 14, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > I know that 8% of you are electrical engineers and 14% of you would > like to see my camera catch fire -- so let me pose what I'm sure > will be a question of general interest. > > I recently acquired the Leica D1h you've all heard so much about in > the media -- but it came with no battery charger. Chargers on ebay > and Amazon, sell for $75 or $150 -- which is absurd. My question is > this: > > Can I go to radio shack and buy a battery charger whose output is > equal to or less than 8.7v 1.4a (the specs of the dedicated Leica > charger) and just alligator clip the positive terminal on hte > charger to the positive terminal on the battery, do the same with > the negative, and eschew the $80 proprietary connector? > > Thanks! > > Kyle (next to the smoking house) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information