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Lori Goodwin
 

Wrong Battery Charger?


About two months ago I purchased some rechargable batteries for my flash unit. The batteries were highly recommended by my camera store in Vancouver. They are Olympus Camedia Ni-MH. I have an Optex Digital Charger that says on it that its good for AA, AAA size Ni-Cd/Ni-MH cells. The problem is after what "seems" like a full charge the batteries die after a few shots. My husband said he had the same problem with these type batteries. Our Ni-Cd batteries charge up just fine. Do I need a charger specifically for Ni-MH or are these batteries not all they are cracked up to be?


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October 04, 2005

 

Christopher A. Vedros
  My battery charger has a switch to select if you are charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries. Does your charger have a switch?

The fact that my charger has a switch leads me to believe that the two types of batteries have different charging requirements. If your charger doesn't have a switch, it might be better suited for one type than the other.

Chris


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October 05, 2005

 
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