12v charger recommendation
 

We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical
hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette
plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I use
in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models to
avoid? Thanks.

I tend to just use a 110v inverter, that way I can charge anything.

Scott

See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/

But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS.

Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates
things.

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See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/

But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS.

Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates
things.


I use both, depends on what I need to power.

I use a Power Tech Plus MB-3537, charges NiMh in about an hour and does up
to 4 cells on separate charge circuits.

I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall wart.

It can charge two 4 packs of AA or AAA plus four AAA thru C (maybe D) for a
total of 12 batteries at a time.

do I need this? Heck YES. we use for our model rocket club the following....

cobra FRS radios (5 of them with 3 AA bateries)
my film camera just recieved a high speed autowinder (4 AA) and I have two
flashes for it (2 AA + 2 AA)
portable radio scanner for tracking rocket locators and monitoring aircraft
to avoid (4AA)
last year we built a RC lander/rover unit with 2 recievers (4 AA + 4 AA) and
two transmitters (8 AA +8 AA)

and I know I am missing *something* but that still come to over 50 AA
bateries. admittedly I do not have 50 AA batteries, as we usually grab
batteries from one thing to run another, but I am trying to get that
eliminated, thank goodness for ebay.....

I wont even get into the setup we have for launch controllers, as that is a
12 volt setup and we are building gear for that voltage standard as well
(camcorders, launch controllers, PA, FRS base radio, etc.)

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
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"Rtavi" wrote in message
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We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical
hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette
plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I
use
in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models to
avoid? Thanks.

Pete D wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...

See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/

But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS.

Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates
things.



I use both, depends on what I need to power.

I use a Power Tech Plus MB-3537, charges NiMh in about an hour and does up
to 4 cells on separate charge circuits.


An inverter can save purchasing, and carrying, several different 12v
chargers. That simplifies things. For a single device, you are correct.


--
Ron Hunter

"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
...
Pete D wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...

See http://nordicgroup.us/chargers/

But the answer is Maha MH-C401FS.

Avoid using a 110V inverter. It isn't necessary, and it complicates
things.



I use both, depends on what I need to power.

I use a Power Tech Plus MB-3537, charges NiMh in about an hour and does
up to 4 cells on separate charge circuits.
An inverter can save purchasing, and carrying, several different 12v
chargers. That simplifies things. For a single device, you are correct.


--
Ron Hunter

I have a 300Watt inverter in the car as well, for some things there simply
is not any 12V chargers and this way I can get by without.

Keith said:

Do you know if this charger is available in Canada. If you do not I would
suppose other members of the organisation in Canada would. Are you
privileged to their address.

I have lots of chargers, four in line, but I have not been able to get one
that does eight "AAs" at a time.

I thank you:
Keith



"tater schuld" wrote in message
...
I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall wart.

It can charge two 4 packs of AA or AAA plus four AAA thru C (maybe D) for
a
total of 12 batteries at a time.

do I need this? Heck YES. we use for our model rocket club the
following....

cobra FRS radios (5 of them with 3 AA bateries)
my film camera just recieved a high speed autowinder (4 AA) and I have two
flashes for it (2 AA + 2 AA)
portable radio scanner for tracking rocket locators and monitoring
aircraft
to avoid (4AA)
last year we built a RC lander/rover unit with 2 recievers (4 AA + 4 AA)
and
two transmitters (8 AA +8 AA)

and I know I am missing *something* but that still come to over 50 AA
bateries. admittedly I do not have 50 AA batteries, as we usually grab
batteries from one thing to run another, but I am trying to get that
eliminated, thank goodness for ebay.....

I wont even get into the setup we have for launch controllers, as that is
a
12 volt setup and we are building gear for that voltage standard as well
(camcorders, launch controllers, PA, FRS base radio, etc.)

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
remove spam spelled backwards to reply


"Rtavi" wrote in message
...
We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no electrical
hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v cigarette
plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I
use
in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models
to
avoid? Thanks.

In article ,
"Keith Brown" wrote:

I have not been able to get one
that does eight "AAs" at a time.

The Ansmann Energy 16 does up to 12 AA or AAA at one time + up to 2 9V.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

got it off ebay looking for "Nihm AA charger"

Did a google search before I bid and there are a few places that sell them
outright.

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
remove spam spelled backwards to reply


"Keith Brown" wrote in message
...
Keith said:

Do you know if this charger is available in Canada. If you do not I would
suppose other members of the organisation in Canada would. Are you
privileged to their address.

I have lots of chargers, four in line, but I have not been able to get one
that does eight "AAs" at a time.

I thank you:
Keith



"tater schuld" wrote in message
...
I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall wart.

It can charge two 4 packs of AA or AAA plus four AAA thru C (maybe D)
for
a
total of 12 batteries at a time.

do I need this? Heck YES. we use for our model rocket club the
following....

cobra FRS radios (5 of them with 3 AA bateries)
my film camera just recieved a high speed autowinder (4 AA) and I have
two
flashes for it (2 AA + 2 AA)
portable radio scanner for tracking rocket locators and monitoring
aircraft
to avoid (4AA)
last year we built a RC lander/rover unit with 2 recievers (4 AA + 4 AA)
and
two transmitters (8 AA +8 AA)

and I know I am missing *something* but that still come to over 50 AA
bateries. admittedly I do not have 50 AA batteries, as we usually grab
batteries from one thing to run another, but I am trying to get that
eliminated, thank goodness for ebay.....

I wont even get into the setup we have for launch controllers, as that
is
a
12 volt setup and we are building gear for that voltage standard as well
(camcorders, launch controllers, PA, FRS base radio, etc.)

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
remove spam spelled backwards to reply


"Rtavi" wrote in message
...
We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no
electrical
hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v
cigarette
plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that I
use
in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or models
to
avoid? Thanks.

Keith said:

I found it but it is out of stock I guess everybody else wants it too.

I thank you for your help:

Keith


"tater schuld" wrote in message
...
got it off ebay looking for "Nihm AA charger"

Did a google search before I bid and there are a few places that sell them
outright.

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
remove spam spelled backwards to reply


"Keith Brown" wrote in message
...
Keith said:

Do you know if this charger is available in Canada. If you do not I
would
suppose other members of the organisation in Canada would. Are you
privileged to their address.

I have lots of chargers, four in line, but I have not been able to get
one
that does eight "AAs" at a time.

I thank you:
Keith



"tater schuld" wrote in message
...
I use a powerport 12 which runs off either a lighter plug or a wall
wart.

It can charge two 4 packs of AA or AAA plus four AAA thru C (maybe D)
for
a
total of 12 batteries at a time.

do I need this? Heck YES. we use for our model rocket club the
following....

cobra FRS radios (5 of them with 3 AA bateries)
my film camera just recieved a high speed autowinder (4 AA) and I have
two
flashes for it (2 AA + 2 AA)
portable radio scanner for tracking rocket locators and monitoring
aircraft
to avoid (4AA)
last year we built a RC lander/rover unit with 2 recievers (4 AA + 4
AA)
and
two transmitters (8 AA +8 AA)

and I know I am missing *something* but that still come to over 50 AA
bateries. admittedly I do not have 50 AA batteries, as we usually grab
batteries from one thing to run another, but I am trying to get that
eliminated, thank goodness for ebay.....

I wont even get into the setup we have for launch controllers, as that
is
a
12 volt setup and we are building gear for that voltage standard as
well
(camcorders, launch controllers, PA, FRS base radio, etc.)

--
Tater
President of MARS Club (NAR #660)
www.mars-rocketry.com
KC9ESF
NAR #79654 L1
EAA #703312
remove spam spelled backwards to reply


"Rtavi" wrote in message
...
We travel for 2 months each summer and often dry camp with no
electrical
hookups. I need a good charger that will work on my trucks 12v
cigarette
plug . So I can charge up the AA Nickel metal hydride batteries that
I
use
in my Sony dsc-W! cybershot. Do you have any recommendations or
models
to
avoid? Thanks.