corduroy Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 When do i have to charge the battery? i must wait the minidisc to turn off automatically or when the battery signal on the display is only flashing?How much must the battery charge for the first time??? and the next times? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fray Adjacent Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I have a 910, which is practically the same unit. If you're charging it up for the first time, you should connect the AC power charger to the unit, the press the stop (cancel/chg) button, and the battery indicator will blink and 'fill' up. Or you can just plug it into a USB port on your computer with the USB cable. It should automatically start charging, again with the battery indicator filling. The battery that came with the unit shouldn't take too long to charge... it doesn't appear to have a great capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastianbf Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 i think that the battery will have a longer life if you charge it when it's completely empty. something about a memory issue. search the forums or search in google for battery use or something like that.sebastian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue K' Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 It might be better to recharge the battery after it is fully used up. It doesn't take too long to recharge the MZ-RH10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corduroy Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 i've been told to leave connected to the charger for about 4 hours after a full charge displayed for the first time, do you think it's right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 The RH10's battery charge time, according to specs listed on audiocubes, is 3.5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) i think that the battery will have a longer life if you charge it when it's completely empty. something about a memory issue. search the forums or search in google for battery use or something like that.sebastian←If the battery is Ni-MH, then it shouldn't suffer from the 'memory' effect that is common with Ni-Cd rechargeables. I have never used the supplied Ni-MH battery with my Nh700 (700mAh?! Hah!) and use a set of 1300mAh Ni-MH instead. They last two minutes in a digital camera but about two weeks in my Walkman, and go on for quite a long time after the indicator starts blinking. Edited June 9, 2005 by MDGB2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 NiMH cells do indeed suffer from a memory effect, though it is far less pronounced than that of NiCd cells.Lithium ion rechargeables have no memory effect, to my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 the Battery University is a useful source for info on batteries...as Dex says, Ni-MH does suffer from the memory effect, but having a couple of full charge/decharge cycles at the beginning and once every couple of months will repair it...charging through USB isn't advisable: it will only charge really slow, and never fully so this will amplify the memory effectenjoy your Hi-MD!... greetings, Volta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwakrz Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 The RH10 states in the manual that it can only charge to 60% when using the USB cable and this may take...... well forever springs to mind.To fully charge the battery you need to plug it into the mains adaptor and press the stop button to stop the unit and then I found if you hold the stop button down you eventually see it say "Charging" and you can leave it like that until its charged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fray Adjacent Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 the Battery University is a useful source for info on batteries...as Dex says, Ni-MH does suffer from the memory effect, but having a couple of full charge/decharge cycles at the beginning and once every couple of months will repair it...charging through USB isn't advisable: it will only charge really slow, and never fully so this will amplify the memory effect←I had figured the NiMH would have some small amount of memory. It would be nice if the units could do a 'recondition' cycle. I guess it should be done manually. (like, put in an MD on Shuffle, with Repeat on, throw some unpowered speakers on it at moderate volume, and let it play at home while you go out and run errands) I have been charging mine through USB since I connect it to my laptop every night anyway. I think I'll try my 'recondition' procedure and use the AC adapter to charge it up. I also have a couple more batteries on the way. I'll charge them up via AC charger for the first couple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 It would be nice if the units could do a 'recondition' cycle. I guess it should be done manually. (like, put in an MD on Shuffle, with Repeat on, throw some unpowered speakers on it at moderate volume, and let it play at home while you go out and run errands)←with my NH900 I either let it run on shuffle withe the backlight continuously on, driving my bigger Sennheisers, or put it on shuffle and line out through the stereo... that way I even enjoy those recondition cycles always charging through USB really doesn't seem like such a good idea...then I would really suggest a couple of full re-/full decharge cycles each month or sogreetings, Volta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I have heard horror stories about charging the batteries with the unit (stuck batteries, oozing chemicals inside units and the like). I don't know if they are true but I don't want to risk it. I personally use a seperate charger (charges two gumsticks at a time) for the batteries on my R900 and Sharp MD-MT170. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corduroy Posted June 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 where to buy the charger??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 where to buy the charger???←you could try GP powerbank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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