Teralus Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 The power adapter for the AC plug for my MD doesn't seem to work...so the only way to charge my unit is using the USB cord...will this effect the life of the battery? or should I go look for another power adapter? The battery doesn't seem to be lasting too long...and I wonder if I would be getting more life out of it if I was chargfing it using the AC plug.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) The power adapter for the AC plug for my MD doesn't seem to work...so the only way to charge my unit is using the USB cord...will this effect the life of the battery? or should I go look for another power adapter? The battery doesn't seem to be lasting too long...and I wonder if I would be getting more life out of it if I was chargfing it using the AC plug.CheersThe USB only provides a supplemental charge to power the unit during transfer, not enough power to fully charge the battery from what I understand (although it may charge it slightly). A new AC adapter would be your best bet, along with fully discharging the battery from time to time before charging. What type of battery is it by the way? 10wm or 14wm (assuming its a NiMH)? Edited September 29, 2005 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiron Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 The USB only provides a supplemental charge to power the unit during transfer, not enough power to fully charge the battery from what I understand (although it may charge it slightly). A new AC adapter would be your best bet, along with fully discharging the battery from time to time before charging. What type of battery is it by the way? 10wm or 14wm (assuming its a n-mh)?I think it depends on what model you have. The new 2nd gen HI-MD players actually charge when attached to the USB port. The 1st gen plyars do what yo describe above.There was another post a while ago about the 2nd Gen one and battery conditioning and the effects of recharging via USB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) According to my RH10 manual, under "What you can do through a connection with a computer":Charging the rechargeable battery of the recorderYou can charge the rechargeable battery while the recorder is connected to a computer (using USB bus power). When you connect the recorder to a computer, power (bus power) from the computer begins to charge the recorder's rechargeable battery. However, this charge is only provisional and cannot be used to fully charge the rechargeable battery. For example, if you charge a completely drained rechargeable battery in this way, the recorder will stop charging after about 6 hours, and will reach about half of its full capacity. The charging time may vary according to the condition of the rechargeable battery and the surrounding temperature.So they do charge, but not fully. Edited September 29, 2005 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 ... The power adapter for the AC plug for my MD doesn't seem to work... Which Model (MD) unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teralus Posted September 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 RH10 - It got it from overseas...so the plug that came with it needs one of those fittings to work in our sockets! ..new zealandSo..I am gonna have to buy a new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 what isn't working? I guess you already know that when you plug in the adapter, you have to press 'stop' to start charging... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 RH10 - It got it from overseas...so the plug that came with it needs one of those fittings to work in our sockets! ..new zealandSo..I am gonna have to buy a new one?assuming you've got a 100~240v charger you'll nly need something like thishttp://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photo...on-35253965.htmfrom a camping or travel store shouldn't be more than nz$10 - if you've got a US RH10 then you'll need a us-to-nz obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisialvar Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 also one solution is xispe's idea of using usb to charge, check the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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