Re: Etrex Legend - battery life problem

Another intelligent charger to consider is the LaCrosse BC-900L, just google
for it. I paid around 25 quid, including 4 2000mAh AA batteries, 4 700mAh
AAA batteries, 4 AA->C cell adapters and 4 C->D cell adapters.

Tiberius

"David Lee" <davidlee_malvern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> "Ian_M" <f1ndi4nm@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> As you say, there are no specs on the energizer web site, other than
>> that it is a "smart" charger. I have an older 'dumb' energizer charger
>> and 1700-1850mAh energizer batteries. FWIW, I just got a Maha charger
>> (C401FS), and noticed an immediate increase in battery life with my
>> Vista with the same cells, so I guess that they weren't fully charged
>> before.
>>
> I recently bought a fast "smart" charger (Uniross) c/w 2400mAh AA
> batteries. It cooked the cells, frequently failed to detect the -dV end
> point for lower capacity batteries and the safety timer cut off long
> before the supplied batteries were fully charged (it was designed for
> lower capacity cells). Needless to say it went straight back for a refund!
> Unfortunately this seems typical of most domestic chargers on the market!
> However Maha looks good and is a brand I am seriously considering but is
> rather over-expensive here in the UK.
>
> David
>


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