As per the recommendations of ozbargainers, I recently bought the La Crosse BC-700 battery charger for my newly acquired eneloops. My family just moved recently and my wife accidentally threw out/donated the power adapter for this charger. As I have really no idea about this kind of electronics I was hoping someone here might help me find a replacement.
Thanks in advance,
Bramey
Thanks mskeggs.
Could you put a link to the charger you saw? It may be a last resort.
Thanks again.
Here is a cheap 3v, 1A supply that will work, but it has US plugs so needs an adapter. Choose the 3v/1a option.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/US-EU-Plug-AC-to-DC-3V-5V-9V-12V-…?
or with an AU plug for a touch more:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AC100-240V-Adapter-DC3V-1A-Switch…?
Either will allow the batteries to charge on the lower settings, e.g. 200mA and works ok according to ChrisLevo below.
Here is 2a version, which would allow 5 slots at 500mA:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AC-100V-240V-Converter-Adapter-DC…?
but not worth the extra cost if you are happy with the slower 200mA rate. Note the 2nd and 3rd links have a 2.1mm centre pin, and the plug on mine looks like 2.5mm, but I haven't got anything to measure it with. The 2.1mm will probably work anyway.
If it were me, I would buy the $3.95 Aussie plug one.
I use a multi-voltage wall wart rated at 500mA, and it works OK.
However, I load it up when we go to bed, so I don't know how long it takes to charge.
Thanks mskeggs and ChrisLevo,
You've just saved me a tonne of money.
Mine is labelled 3V dc, centre positive, 2.8a.
That is a pretty high current to deliver at 3v, and a quick look on ebay didn't show any likely suspects. Best I could see was 3v 2a, which would work, but wouldn't support the 700mA max charge rate across all four slots. Since these are pretty popular on here, maybe somebody else has a suggestion.