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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:52:39 GMT, JakeC <> wrote:

> wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:02:22 GMT, JakeC <> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all again:
>>>
>>> Just a short question: can I use a charger for batteries up to 850 mAh
>>> AAA batteries to charge AAA batteries of 900 mAh?
>>
>> I take it you have 850mah AAA batteries and want to use a charger
>> rated at 900mah. If so yes you can use it. What brand is it. It sounds
>> like a quick charger that will charge your batteries in one hour and
>> then shut down or go to trickle charge.
>
>Actually, it's one of those chargers that come with the energizer
>batteries. It says it's for up to 850 mph AAA. Then I found out a local
>shop only sell 900 mph AAA.
>
>If they keep pushing the mph up, does that mean I have to upgrade my
>charger every year?

Don't worry about getting another charger until the 850mah charger
dies. If you put a substantially bigger mah battery in the 850mah
charger then the worst that can happen is the charger will fry. It
will not explode or burn. It will just stop working.

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> Don't worry about getting another charger until the 850mah charger
> dies. If you put a substantially bigger mah battery in the 850mah
> charger then the worst that can happen is the charger will fry. It
> will not explode or burn. It will just stop working.

That's exactly happened to my charger that I bought several years ago and it
was made to charge batteries up to 1100 mAh. When I tried 2300-2500 it tried
to charge them couple times, but then suddenly stopped working, one port
after one. It was having 4 independent ports for AA, AAA and one 9V battery.
The whole set just stopped working and I guess it overheated.

The new one that I had to buy after this one is a little bit more
intelligent Sony BCG-34HRMF, works from 100 to 240 V, etc, but doesn't have
a 9V charger, which I'd use if I had. Also it's funny, but it has some
restriction:

Output 1.2V

1050 mA (AA) x 2
525 mA (AA) x 4
640 mA (AAA) x 2
320 mA (AAA) x 4

I guess it's good because otherwise I could put a tear pot on it and/or it
would be dead in a short period of time like the first one. Also this one
doesn't have any external trans.

Just D.