At 6:58 AM -0700 7/2/06, Kim Cascone wrote:
>FYI: I bought a 8 channel battery charger for ***$21.95 USD***
>from:
>www.BatteryJunction.com
>T-6280 IC-Controlled 8 Channels Ni-MH and Ni-Cd
>$21.95
>Smart Battery Charger
>110-240V
>
>a little cheaper than the same unit someone posted from
>BatterySpace.com mail order service
>
Absolutely, I'm sure there are several, other good sources.
If I've found the same charger you mention, Kim, the one I'm
suggesting is different in that it can charge an entire battery pack
(from 9.6 to 18 volts total) at once. No need to take apart the
field case or remove the batteries-- just plug the whole thing in.
One source of these, again, is:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=3DVIEWPROD&ProdID=3D2051.=
I didn't find it on BatteryJunction site.
I insert an In-Line TAMIYA connector pair in each cable between the
pack and the M plug like these:
http://www.batteryjunction.com/onetacoforai.html These are popular
for RC applications. At Radio Shack too. I've rain-tested these
connectors (unwittingly) several times.
Buy an extra pair of the TAMIYA and use the female connector at the
output of the charger cable (at least this conforms to the MAHA
polarity and other others I've used). Rob D.
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