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Originally Posted by JZ
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the interesting comment on the Power Tank. I got one second hand recently with a scope I bought and find it very good to use but I was a bit dubious about the charger. It has the US plug so I have to use an adapter. The previous owner had it sitting around for some years so the battery was dead. He replaced it but I have been thinking about the best way to keep it in good condition. After reading your experience I am going to go ahead and ditch the charger and do a connection for a good trickle charger. I think I'll get rid of the jumper leads too as they get in the way. One of the first things I did when I got it was to remove the halogen globe from the spot light so it can not blind anyone if it accidentally gets switched on on the observing field!
Cheers,
Ross...  |
Hi Ross,
Yeah, be very dubious about the charger, as I know they had quite a few failures, due to the PT charger continuously giving a full charge, when left on charge too long. I knew that quite a few of these were disposed off, due to this particular problem, which is a pity, as the problem was easily rectified, as it turns out.
I like to spot, great for checking out that I haven't left anything behind. Once it is set up, it is then left alone, and it would be hard to accidentally turn it on anyway.
Cheers Pete