Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] New M8 Charger
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Thu Jan 15 04:35:07 2009
References: <502A1007F3A64BC888991D797069F5EB@dadquad> <4B0AAF3CD5D6ABCBB11F6E73@hindolveston.reid.org> <COL119-W570BE15B5C920F28A4957782D70@phx.gbl> <7E967BA3681A1AE8537C4969@hindolveston.reid.org> <p0623090bc5948e232051@[10.0.1.200]>

I gave my wife a new Ipod for Christmas...... I expected the old AC charger
to work.

Turns out that when plugged into the old charger, the Ipod states something
like..... Wrong charger, go buy the right one.....

If the manufacturer wants to sell a OEM charger only, it can find
ways....... 

I understand the S2 will only charge from the charger made in North West
Solms.  The models made in South West Solms are reserved for the R10, and
the M9 charger comes only from Wetzlar, under a special arrangement......

If you try to use the wrong charger, the camera refuses to stay in focus and
states on the back panel.....   We need the Bucks.  Go spend more
money......

A charger is a charger, with some proprietary tricks up its sleeve in
certain cases.  The rest is marketing.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net

I got the universal Ansmann charger for $25 with shipping. Charges in 
about the same time.




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