On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:25:34 -0700 (PDT), Javier Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>Was pricing the EOS 1ds NC-E2 charger for the NP-E3 >NIMH battery pack. I was flabberhammered by the price >those chargers command. For some reason, a used one >can sell for up to 250. Was wondering if anyone knew >anything about the charger. Is it special in some way. >I noticed the output is a rectified 14.5 volts. Since >anyone with a transformer a couple of caps and a few >diodes and resistors can producr a power supply that >can prouce 14.5 volts, I was wondering if there's any >reason i couldn't just whip one up and hang the dead >battery on it for a couple of hours. Also, are generic >chargers available? Javier, I was reading about NIMh and other types of batteries, and charging them is very important. The reasons why these chargers are expensive is the different jobs that they do. They do not just supply 14.5 volts. You will ruin or shorten the life of your expensive batteries if you use anything but the proper charger. -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography: http://naturephoto.easternbeaver.com/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
