Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Buy the correct charger, it will easily pay for itself in the long/short run. Your alternative is not worth the trouble and fiddling around. Gene -------------- Original message from Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>: -------------- > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information