Noob Charger Question

yank_in_eire

My TM M16A2 finally arrived!! The charger only has a 2 blade American type plug on it - do I need to use a voltage converter as well as a plug adapter to use it here? There is a switch on it to switch between 110V AC and 220VAC but I was under the impression that house current here is 220V DC - any electricians among you care to shed some light on this for me?
Thanks
chris

o1s1n

Switch the charger to the correct voltage (220 as you said) and then buy yourself a standard plug adapter.

yank_in_eire

Thanks for the quick replies lads! I'll be shooting in no time now

liamo333

Or stick a screwdriver in the top hole NOT EITHER OF THE BOTTOM ONES!!! and put the pulg in while keeping the screwdriver TOP HOLE!!

o1s1n

yank_in_eire wrote:

Thanks for the quick replies lads! I'll be shooting in no time now

No problem. Enjoy the gun!

liamo333 wrote:

Or stick a screwdriver in the top hole NOT EITHER OF THE BOTTOM ONES!!! and put the pulg in while keeping the screwdriver TOP HOLE!!

Did you just tell someone to stick a metallic object into a socket? :eek:

If you're going to do that, you might want to use something less conductive just in case!

Mr.Magoo2007

or just cut the t prong plug off with a knife and stick a 3 prong plug on the wire

o1s1n

LIGHTNING wrote:

The top part of the plug is only the ground, it doesn't carry any current.But its generally good advise to use a converter!

I know but still, sticking a metal object anywhere near a socket is generally not the best idea. I'm sure plenty of people have made mistakes and stuck a prong into the wrong one!

Mr.Magoo2007 wrote:

or just cut the t prong plug off with a knife and stick a 3 prong plug on the wire

If it's an American two prong, it may not fit. The prongs are a different distance apart, thin and a bit longer. I think anyway.

Mr.Magoo2007

no i ment get physically cut the power cable to remove the 2 prong plug be it american or anything else and then get a 3 prong plug in a shop or something and wire it up to power cable. (of course you will not have any wire for the earth prong put that does not matter)

o1s1n

Mr.Magoo2007 wrote:

no i ment get physically cut the power cable to remove the 2 prong plug be it american or anything else and then get a 3 prong plug in a shop or something and wire it up to power cable. (of course you will not have any wire for the earth prong put that does not matter)

...doh! sorry, misunderstood. Never thought of that option.

Shiva

Would that work ?

I seem to remember cutting the lead of a power transformer for a laptop a couple of years ago and it just killed the transformer ?

Has anyone done this successfully ?

o1s1n

Depends if the transformer had a voltage switch on it. Probably didnt. This charger does though. So the main problem is just a physical one with the prongs.

CrazyRabbit

Removing the 2 pin plug and replacing it with a 3 pin plug is fine. If the wires are not coloured, then it doesn't matter which is live & which is neutral. If the wires are coloured then the brown or black goes to the fuse connector (neutral) in the 3-pin plug, and blue (live) goes to the connector on the left. Nothing will be connected to the top pin (earth)

Mr.Magoo2007

i did it with my charger last friday. ment to but a adaptor but forgot so on friday evening i had to go around the house looking for a plug i could steal from some other electronic device

yank_in_eire

Anybody have any recommendations for good chargers? Do any of them shut off automatically when the battery is fully charged?

Fiach Dubh

Go for the TOP Fuzzy Logic smart charger if you can swing the cash. I picked one up and never looked back. Has fast or trickle charge, fast and trickle charge and also discharges. You can set the amps for your charge and see the charge progress in mah via the LCD display. Charger will stepdown to trickle by itself when the battery approaches capacity

I charge my 9.6v 1200 mah battery's in 40 minutes with it. You also can plug in a battery which isn't discharged and it'll just top it up

Oh and it's also fan cooled so you can charge multiple batteries in row without fear of it overheating.