Battery Charger

[Philip J. Martinez SOC]

Does anyone know of a better charger for the Preston batteries and the NP-F750 replacement battery?

 

The Watson chargers SUCK!!!

 

Do I need to pay 2x as much per battery and charger and just buy Sony?

[Zachary Shannon]

Hi Philip,

 

If you are looking for an alternative charger for the Sony-F750 battery, I would recommend taking a look at the IDX LC-2S. The LC-2S is a 7.4V 2-Channel Simultaneous battery charger that is going to come standard with IDX's 2-year warranty.

 

You can find more information regarding the charger at the links below.
(http://www.idxtek.com/products/lc-2s)

(http://www.idxtek.com/sites/default/files/product/datasheet/lc-2s_datasheet.pdf)

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. (george@idx.tv)

Best Regards,

- George Kusaba
Customer Service at IDX

(on behalf of Zack Shannon)

Edited September 6, 2013 by Zachary Shannon

[Alec Jarnagin SOC]

Philip,

 

Omni shots makes a professional (i.e. solid) quick charger:

 

http://stores.omnishotsystems.com/-strse-6/Prestonadaptor-Prestonbattery-Preston-Filmequipment/Detail.bok

 

Their batteries are good too. I've been using them for a few years. Cheap enough that when they start to go, just replace them. They also have the built in battery meter.

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[Philip J. Martinez SOC]

Thanks for the info. I'll be checking out both chargers.

[Charles Papert]

Reviving this thread. The Omnishots charger looks delightful but I will pass for $299, we don't need them charged THAT efficiently. Anyone have any specific recommendations for the Preston (M series) batteries? The Chinese ones fail pretty regularly, and I think Sony doesn't make them any more. There was that great dual smart charger they made but seems to be gone at this point.

[Walter F. Rodriguez]

Reviving this thread. The Omnishots charger looks delightful but I will pass for $299, we don't need them charged THAT efficiently. Anyone have any specific recommendations for the Preston (M series) batteries? The Chinese ones fail pretty regularly, and I think Sony doesn't make them any more. There was that great dual smart charger they made but seems to be gone at this point.

http://www.amazon.com/Watson-Duo-Charger-Series-Batteries/dp/B00EHSLHEY

[Charles Papert]

Thanks Walter.

 

I did some digging and found pictures of my old dual Sony charger where thankfully the product number was on the front: AC-SQ950. I'm seeing a few up for sale on eBay and think I may go that route. It was a bulletproof charger for me for years, sold that with my Camos monitor a few years back. I think the Watson uses adaptors for different batteries, which seems to give a little more possibility for AC's to muck up insertion and removal?