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PS4 1 HOUR 

NI MH / NICAD  

CHARGER

THIS MAY BE THE PRODUCT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

HERE IS THE REVIEW YOU ASKED FOR!

UPDATE 4/21/2003 CHARGER WILL BE SENT IN A FEW DAYS. PLEASE STOP BACK SOON.

5/7/03   I HAVE BEEN USING THE CHARGER NOW FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT FOR ITS ABILITY TO CHARGE SO FAST THE HEAT GENERATED AT THE CHARGER IS VERY MINIMAL. IT IS SELECTABLE FOR NI MH OR NI CAD. THE SELECTOR SWITCH IS VERY SMALL. SINCE I MAINLY CHARGE NI MH I SOMETIMES FORGET TO SET THE SWITCH TO NI CAD. THE NI CAD BATTERIES STILL CHARGE JUST FINE. THE CHARGER WILL CHARGE AS LITTLE As 1 BATTERY SO ITS A GREAT CHARGER FOR EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES ODD MULTIPLES OF BATTERY POWER. THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE IF YOU HAVE TO CHARGE 3 BATTERIES.

THE UNIT ALSO CHARGES 9 VOLT BATTERIES.

THE UNIT IS SO LARGE THAT IT WILL NOT FIT IN MY CAMERA BAG IN THE SIDE POCKET, SO I PLACED IT IN THE FRONT POUCH. 

THE UNIT I RECEIVED CAME WITH A 12 VOLT LIGHTER CORD. IT CAME IN VERY HANDY AT WARREN BUFFETTS, BEHKSHIRE HATHAWAY PARTY WERE I WAS TAKING HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS EACH DAY AND NEVER TURNING OFF MY CAMERA WITH THE COLOR DISPLAY RUNNING ALSO. I JUST KEEP CHARGING BATTERIES ALL DAY LONG FROM MY CAR. IT WORKED VERY WELL.

STEP NUMBER 4 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL TALKS ABOUT FLASHING LED INDICATES A FAULT. EXAMPLE NOT NI CAD OR NI MH, OR OUT OF TEMPERATURE RANGE. SOME OF MY BATTERIES THAT CHARGE FINE IN OTHER CHARGES WILL NOT CHARGE IN THE PS4. 

RECAP OF FEATURE I LIKE MOST!

1 HOUR CHARGE
12 VOLT CORD
1 BATTERY CHARGE
IF YOU TRY TO CHARGE A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IT WILL SHUT OF IN A FEW SECONDS INDICATING FULLY CHARGED.
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I GIVE THIS A OVERALL RATING OF 9. JIM BAUDO REVIEWER 5/7/03

AS FUTURE MODELS COME OUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL THE 800 NUMBER ABOVE TO CHECK THAT THE NEWER MODEL WILL CHARGE 1 BATTERY AT A TIME. Jim Baudo

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