I have NiMh batteries in mine, can I use the supplied mains-charger, to charge these?, or were these for NiCd batteries?
Does it make any difference?
I kinda like taking the batteries out & charging them with "Smart" chargers....but sometimes it would be nice just to plug it in.
Can anyone let me know what the mains-charger looks like?...I may have thrown it in a box with a million* other chargers/power-supplies...it would be nice to pick up,the right one.
* May have been a slight exaggeration..
EDIT Changing some grammar errors
Intek H520Plus: Charging
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Yes you can charge the NiMH batteries, it will just take a while longer as they are higher capacity.
To help you out I have attached a picture of the adaptor
Andy
To help you out I have attached a picture of the adaptor
Andy
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Well, I never did find the mains-charger for the H520 
& not knowing the pin configuration, I haven't tried making one (It charges via the Speaker or Mic port, right?)
On the plus-side, I have made a couple of in-car chargers for my Midland 42's....most Handy!
Also, I *THINK* the Midland-chargers, will also work with my recently re-aquired (loaned to a friend for nearly 10 months) "Eurosonic Ultimate KH-104". But here is a question on that (Similar to my Question on the Intek):
I'm pretty sure NiMh rechargeables were not mainstream when this model was bought out, I guess NiCd were the norm...NiCd & NiMh chargers use a different charging technique....can I safely charge NiMh in my Eurosonic using an in-car charger?....or should I try to source some NiCd's for this radio?
& not knowing the pin configuration, I haven't tried making one (It charges via the Speaker or Mic port, right?)On the plus-side, I have made a couple of in-car chargers for my Midland 42's....most Handy!
Also, I *THINK* the Midland-chargers, will also work with my recently re-aquired (loaned to a friend for nearly 10 months) "Eurosonic Ultimate KH-104". But here is a question on that (Similar to my Question on the Intek):
I'm pretty sure NiMh rechargeables were not mainstream when this model was bought out, I guess NiCd were the norm...NiCd & NiMh chargers use a different charging technique....can I safely charge NiMh in my Eurosonic using an in-car charger?....or should I try to source some NiCd's for this radio?
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Ok, well normally NiMH are higher capacity and as those chargers are just trickle chargers it will just take a bit longer to charge them.
The only thing I would say is make sure you take them off charge when they are fully charged, as the chargers probably won't sense this and continue charging.
Andy
The only thing I would say is make sure you take them off charge when they are fully charged, as the chargers probably won't sense this and continue charging.
Andy
Roger that on the "Over-charging" thing.....
Im thinking along the lines of getting them charged...then maybe once a week plugging one in as I drive to work (30 mins each way, & the cigar lighter switches off with the ignition)....so they have some power when/if I need to use them (Using the slightly lower-capacity, but hold the charge-longer "Good to go" type of batteries)
Im thinking along the lines of getting them charged...then maybe once a week plugging one in as I drive to work (30 mins each way, & the cigar lighter switches off with the ignition)....so they have some power when/if I need to use them (Using the slightly lower-capacity, but hold the charge-longer "Good to go" type of batteries)
