Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!ames!rex!ukma!rutgers!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!mhuxo!mhuxu!att!cbnewsc!parnass From: parnass@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: This is really twisted [Smart Charger] Summary: catalog description of Smart Charger Message-ID: <535@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> Date: 22 Apr 89 12:00:59 GMT References: <6.244B3B30@angel.ucm.org> <5770017@hpscdc.HP.COM> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 21 In article , hobbit@topaz.rutgers.edu (*Hobbit*) writes: > I just opened up what porports to be a battery charger for some unknown > kind of radio... > The charger's called "Smart Charger" [haw!!] and is made > by Alexander Mfg, Mason City Iowa. The Alexander SM12000 Smart Charger is shown in the new Alexander catalog. It is supposed to rapid charge a battery at a 450 mAh rate. A 500 mAh battery will be fully charged in 1-1/2 hours. A red light indicates the battery is being charged, and a green light means the battery is ready to use. A low, 9 mAh trickle charge keeps the battery fully charged until it is removed. Alexander sells charging sleeve inserts for various batteries, including Icom, so I wouldn't junk the charger. The crystal and ICs might be for timing the charge. -- ============================================================================ Bob Parnass, AJ9S - AT&T Bell Laboratories - att!ihuxz!parnass (312)979-5414