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Subject: [Leica] DMR/M8 Question
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:22:00 -0500
References: <49C26CFA.2010002@online.de> <B09EB1E0-14EC-4CF5-8B96-392CD7187DA4@mac.com> <031920091810.19818.49C28A810001C26000004D6A223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <9E598857-5951-491C-9643-D156B8023EC8@mac.com> <031920092228.3136.49C2C71B000C24C600000C40223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <51B4F65D-94D2-42FB-BB82-D64D64E31F13@mac.com> <031920092250.1609.49C2CC250002C38000000649223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <5F084A00-E54C-4D52-9C6C-ACD5AB2F6B9A@mac.com> <032020091519.9684.49C3B3EA00098FB2000025D4223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

Good news
and as I'd thought
thanks for confirmation

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist





On Mar 20, 2009, at 10:19 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

>
>
> George,
>
>
> Well, the short answer is yes they are the same.  I got an answer  
> from a guy on the Leica Forum, who uses the cord on both chargers.   
> I also talked to Dave Elwell at Leica NJ this morning, and his  
> first answer was No, as the connectors are not the same, he told me  
> the DMR had a 3 pin socket, where the M8 had a 2 pin socket.  I  
> told him that on both of my chargers have a 2 pin socket and that  
> the M8 DC cord plugs into both.  He told me that the cord should  
> then work for both, they are from the same supplier.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Gene
>
>  -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser  
> <imagist3 at mac.com>: --------------
>
>
>> please - do let me know what you find out
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2009, at 5:50 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will be checking with Dave at Leica NJ tomorrow morning before I
>>> leave on the trip.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gene
>>>   -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser
>>> : --------------
>>>
>>>
>>>> Don't take my word for it.
>>>> I can't confirm absolutely that I've done this.
>>>>
>>>> The reason that I "believe" I did
>>>> - because both cables reside in the same place
>>>> don't think I'd know which is which.
>>>>
>>>> the "key" seems identical.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 19, 2009, at 5:28 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> George,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the reply.  Yes the 12 VDC is not a problem, but the
>>>>> polarity would be.  But it sounds like you have already visited
>>>>> this as a solution to carrying both cables, and in my case only
>>>>> having one.  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Now that I have had the R8 and DMR properly mated by Leica NJ,  
>>>>> I am
>>>>> looking forward to a good workout this weekend.  My wife has a
>>>>> Flyball tournament with her Flyball Dog Team this weekend, should
>>>>> be a good test of the R8/DMR.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Gene
>>>>>
>>>>>  -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser
>>>>> : --------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 12 Volts DC in
>>>>>> can't imagine what could go wrong
>>>>>> pretty sure I've used the same cable for both chargers
>>>>>> whether intentional or unintentional
>>>>>> so far
>>>>>> no harm done
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2009, at 1:10 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to know if the DC adapter cable for the M8 will  
>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>> work with the DMR Charger.  Both chargers have the same DC
>>>>>>> connector, so I would like to use the same chord for both  
>>>>>>> chargers
>>>>>>> when on trips.  Unfortunately when I bought the DMR, the DC  
>>>>>>> cable
>>>>>>> was not with the DMR and its Charger, so i cannot compare them
>>>>>>> side
>>>>>>> by side as to their DC output, and polarity.  And of course  
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> is no part number listed for this cable in the owners manuals,
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> are listed as a part of the charger sets.  Any help will be
>>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Gene
>>>>>>>
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