gdykes@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Gene Dykes) (03/18/86)
I will be shortly going on vacation to Bonaire. The juice there is 128 volts! Not a whole lot of difference from 110, but enough to burn out my battery recharger. I have been told that converters for 128 to 110 don't exist. Buying regular double AA's is almost out of the question - I would need about 150 of them. (For an underwater strobe, for those interested. 8 batteries per dive, lots of dives.) Any suggestions? -- Gene Dykes, 120 Rand Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853 (607)256-4880 {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,vax135}!bullwinkle!batcomputer!gdykes
daver@hp-pcd.UUCP (daver) (03/22/86)
Try buying a recharger when you get there; there must be people living there who have the same needs you have. It is rather unlikely that 128V will blow your recharger, since it is probably designed to provide a lot more current than is actually drawn charging batteries. If you are concerned you can get a multiple-cell charger and charge fewer cells at a time, reducing the load on the recharger. Be sure to follow directions since many of the multi-cell rechargers charge pairs of cells in series and if you leave out the wrong cells you won't charge anything. Dave Rabinowitz hplabs!hp-pcd!daver