Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Stuart Noble wrote:
I wasn't able to buy a nicad replacement for my old analogue camcorder.
They're advertised on various websites but I was told they're not
allowed to sell them. Bull****?

Well, all the major component places like RS still sell the cells - but
with a much reduced choice. Could be they're outlawed on new equipment
too. But seem to be still available for repair/replacement.

Ended up with the NIMH replacement which seems ok despite the warning on
the Sony charger that it MUST NOT be used to charge NIMH batteries.

They would, wouldn't they. It's quite likely it won't perform as well as
it's capable of, though, in some way.


I think the same basic NIMH battery is sold as a replacement for all the
major makes of camcorder NICADs, with no mention of the chargers needing
to be changed.
I should probably dump it but I like the extra weight of the old
analogue types.