itreeye Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Yes, I somehow blew up my charger! It smoked a little bit, smelled bad, and doesn't work. I am wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way to charge my batteries. Should I but aother charger through Sony, is there a third party charger out there that would be cheaper, is there a way to make it charge from the USB, any other thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 (edited) Sony chargers are not that costly you can buy easy or any charger which meets Sony charger specification would be fine .. Edited April 24, 2006 by stuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Yes, I somehow blew up my charger! It smoked a little bit, smelled bad, and doesn't work. I am wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way to charge my batteries. Should I but aother charger through Sony, is there a third party charger out there that would be cheaper, is there a way to make it charge from the USB, any other thoughts?Wait did you "blow up" the NH1 or the AC adapter??? Because technically speaking the "charger" is in the unit itself, the AC adapter provides power to the unit for operation and charging purposes.If it is the AC adapter that has gone bad, you can either get a replacement Sony one (I wouldn't buy one direct from Sony as it will be expensive but you can find them on eBay at times) or a universal "digital switching" adapter (use only a switching type adapter on that unit to keep the voltage within tolerance). Either will work fine provided you have the right voltage and polarity.If you don't want to deal with a universal, and can't find the specific adapter for the NH1, find a Sony AC-Exx adpater instead. I'm gussing the NH1 uses a 6V adapter (what is it the AC-ES605 or something)? If it does use the AC-ES605, then you'd need the same adapter, or a universal switching rated at for at least 500mA; or, a Sony AC-E60 to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itreeye Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Thanks heaps guys, this helps a lot. Wait did you "blow up" the NH1 or the AC adapter??? Because technically speaking the "charger" is in the unit itself, the AC adapter provides power to the unit for operation and charging purposes.If it is the AC adapter that has gone bad, you can either get a replacement Sony one (I wouldn't buy one direct from Sony as it will be expensive but you can find them on eBay at times) or a universal "digital switching" adapter (use only a switching type adapter on that unit to keep the voltage within tolerance). Either will work fine provided you have the right voltage and polarity.If you don't want to deal with a universal, and can't find the specific adapter for the NH1, find a Sony AC-Exx adpater instead. I'm gussing the NH1 uses a 6V adapter (what is it the AC-ES605 or something)? If it does use the AC-ES605, then you'd need the same adapter, or a universal switching rated at for at least 500mA; or, a Sony AC-E60 to replace it.Well it was just the adapter. I plugged it in and sparked and smoked a bit. I am in Australia by the way, and the voltage is 240v. Although it's worked for like a year though! Interestingly I had to unplug it every time I would record as it would cause a loud buzzing sound in the mics unless unplugged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Thanks heaps guys, this helps a lot. Well it was just the adapter. I plugged it in and sparked and smoked a bit. I am in Australia by the way, and the voltage is 240v. Although it's worked for like a year though! Interestingly I had to unplug it every time I would record as it would cause a loud buzzing sound in the mics unless unplugged...Sounds like the cable got frayed and shorted somewhere or simply an internal problem/defect in the adatper caused the failure 240V is your AC input voltage, the output voltage is still going to be like 6V DC (or whatever it is the NH1 requires).I'm sure you can still find universal switching adapters in Australia that run off 240V AC input; furthermore some of the universals are even universal input as well, so you could probably find one of those.Barring that, as mentioned the Sony AC-Exx adapter (will be AC-E60 if it is 6V) will work as well as it is universal input voltage and provides up to 1000mA which will be enough for the NH1 I'm sure.As for the buzzing, yeah that is somewhat typical with certain switching adapters, unfortunately. You may or may not be able to eliminate that by getting a standard adapter instead of a switching one but the problem there is there is far more fluctuation in the DC output voltage on those types of adapters. You could over or undervoltage the unit either leading to the unit not charging or even worse, damage to the unit (though this isn't that likely unless you really overdo it as the unit will give an error message and go into protection with only a little extra voltage). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Thanks heaps guys, this helps a lot. Well it was just the adapter. I plugged it in and sparked and smoked a bit. I am in Australia by the way, and the voltage is 240v. Although it's worked for like a year though! Interestingly I had to unplug it every time I would record as it would cause a loud buzzing sound in the mics unless unplugged...Hi There,PM me, I've got a 240V charger I got with my NH1, give me details, I'll get it to you,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engramic Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I have managed to destroy my NH1 cradle while travelling. Are there any other alternatives to the standard issue cradle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 the humming is not related to malfunctioning of the charger but to bad earthing of the recorder... different issue, still irritating and I do not know how to fix it (you could try to earth the recorder, but how?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 the humming is not related to malfunctioning of the charger but to bad earthing of the recorder... different issue, still irritating and I do not know how to fix it (you could try to earth the recorder, but how?)dig a small hole!! ha harealistically the cables should be checked to make sure the ground shielding is not seperated. As well check the outlet you are connected to to make sure that it is proper voltage and grounded as well, sometimes the wiring behind the plug can be problomatic.Good luck,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylen Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I have managed to destroy my NH1 cradle while travelling. Are there any other alternatives to the standard issue cradle?Just a few suggestions off the top of my head:1. buy an NH3D (uses the same cradle as the NH1)2. buy another MD unit that uses LIP4WM (NH1, EH1, DH10P, RH1)3. find someone with more than one NH3D (not likely) or more than one NH1 (more likely) and see if they'll part with one of their cradles for a price lower than Sony's replacement price - it's happened here before4. eBay - they've had 1 or 2 cradles for sale without the MD unit and other accessoriesNot too many (affordable) choices, I know. You could start by posting a waiting-to-buy ad in the Classifieds forum though. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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