Vistalite nightstick charger help
Gemma Kernich
Can anyone please tell me what specifications the original charger for the
VistaLite Nightstick Ni-Cad 2000mAH battery has?
(In V and mA please - it should say on the charger somewhere I hope!)
I need to get a charger to suit....
Cheers
Gemma
WBtobal
<ge...@holon.net> writes:
Hi Gemma,
Back of the VistaLite charge reads:
Class 2 transformaer
Model No. R410706
Input: 120VAC 60Hz 7W
Output: 7.2VDC 600mA
Hope that helps.
Bill
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Gemma Kernich
Thanks for that quick response!
Cheers
Gemma
Anthony N
"WBtobal" <wbt...@aol.comH8SPAM> wrote in message
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Odds, mine says:
Class 2 Transformer
Model No. R350803
Input: 120VAC 60Hz 6W
Output: 7.2VDC 300mA
Can anyone else confirm?
Gemma Kernich
"Anthony N" <tis...@REMOVE.insightbb.THIS.com> wrote in message
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> > Back of the VistaLite charge reads:
> >
> > Class 2 transformaer
> > Model No. R410706
> > Input: 120VAC 60Hz 7W
> > Output: 7.2VDC 600mA
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Bill
>
> Odds, mine says:
>
> Class 2 Transformer
> Model No. R350803
> Input: 120VAC 60Hz 6W
> Output: 7.2VDC 300mA
>
> Can anyone else confirm?
Can you check whether you're using the same battery as me? I think the
Ni-Cad's chargers are different to the NiMh's. I am after the charger for
the black Ni-Cad nightstick. There is a bit of a difference between 300 and
600 mA output! I think we've agreed though that the output voltage is
7.2DCV!
Cheers
Gemma
ps. you don't need to worry about the input figures - they depend on where
you are in the world! We have 240V AC here in Oz for example :)
hippy
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> > Can anyone please tell me what specifications the original charger
for the
> > VistaLite Nightstick Ni-Cad 2000mAH battery has?
> > (In V and mA please - it should say on the charger somewhere I
hope!)
> > I need to get a charger to suit....
> >
> > Cheers
> > Gemma
> >
> >
> Can't help. Sorry. I've got the Nightstick 15 which is NiMh.
I have two of these.. should start using them I guess...
mmm 30W instead of ~1W :-)
Gemma, this page doesn't have specs but has a large discussion
about the VistaLights:
http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/massbike/email/archive/199711/0287.html
They seem to say that the standard chargers are rubbish and you should
use a "smart" charger anyway.
It also mentions "bikecurrent" which I think is a bike light mailing
list on
Topica - they might have more answers for you.
Try googling for "bikecurrent"??
Actually, I just did and the bikecurrent FAQ says that the NiCads do not
suffer from the "dumb" charger problem...
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful
hippy
Anthony N
I have both types of battery. I gave the spec for the NiCad earlier. Bill
posted the spec for the NiMh. Actually, a good place to confirm is to email
www.pricepoint.com and check. They are selling the NiCad version at this
link: http://pricepoint.com/product1968.html. They also sell the NiHm one
so make sure they check the right one.
Ian Lilly
according to the Weber Sports website (www.webersports.com) the NiCad
charger is 300mA and the NiMH is 600mA
http://secure.gulf.net/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=17&User_ID=432309&st=5357&st2=-194505156&st3=481157143&Product_ID=5213&CATID=247
is the full link to the info.
I have the NiMH and its charger is definitely 600mA, 7.2VDC
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Ian Lilly, also in Oz.
Gemma Kernich
Thanks for clearing that up!
Cheers
Gemma
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Suzy Jackson
Hi Gemma,
The NiCd nightsticks use a 7.2V, 300mA charger, while the NiMH ones use a
7.2V, 600mA charger.
I have the NiCd one.
Regards,
Suzy
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