I recently crossed Panasonic off my list of brands I would buy after
the failure of a 2 year old LCD television. Replacement of the
motherboard would have cost $2000. I realized when considering it that
over the years most of the Panasonic stuff I have bought just stops
prematurely whereas most of the other brands are just retired because I
want something better. Too bad about the alliance between Panasonic and
Leica.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Dec 30, 2004, at 5:40 PM, John Wheeler wrote:
> Thanks Jeff and also to Tim Hughes for the information.
>
> John,
> Sydney, Oz.
>
>
> Jeff Keller wrote:
>
>> I've had good luck using an Olympus fast charger for NiMH AA
>> batteries. The
>> batteries get warm but they seem to last a long time. The Olympus
>> charger is
>> supposed to sense when the batteries have reached full charge and
>> convert to
>> a low trickle charge. I've also used a MAHA charger fairly often but
>> not
>> enough to know if it shortens battery life. The reviews indicate it
>> is an
>> excellent charger.
>>
>> On the other hand I bought a Panasonic fast charger that I used
>> perhaps
>> twice. It got the batteries very hot and did not seem to sense when
>> they
>> reached full charge. From everything I've read too much heat and
>> charging
>> beyond capacity can quickly ruin batteries.
>>
>> If you decide to use the Power2000 Turbo Charger, do it when you are
>> around
>> to check the battery. If the battery gets too warm or the charger
>> does not
>> switch over to a trickle charge, I wouldn't use it.
>>
>> Good luck, and I wish you a wonderful 2005,
>> -jeff
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] C-8080 Battery Charging
>>
>>
>
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