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Subject: Re: [M]: Battery recharging.
From: Dan Dickerson
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Jan 24 05:11:21 1999

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"Louis S. Halikman, M.D." wrote:
>
> However, the wires connecting to the charging transformer have broken,
> and I need help in making a substitution.
>
> The charger that came with the gadget is a 15V 500 mA transformer.(Not a
> typo -- it really is 15V.) I have one that looks identical (salvaged
> from an old cell phone) that is 12V 700 mA. Polarity and connectors are
> identical.
>

I would try to fix the wires. The charger you list won't hurt your battery,
it just might not charge it very fast. Also, with those cheap chargers, the
voltage vary greatly with the load applied. Who know what the actual voltage
is when charging your system.

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