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Battery Charger

rechargeable batteries outlast alkaline batteries

March 4, 2010

Back in October I wrote a rechargeable battery blog post about my confusion with the use of rechargeable specifically in wireless lavaliere microphones.  After a few months of investigations, and spearheading a movement to have a defective battery charger recalled, I released my findings in this article in the January/February edition of EventDV Magazine.  My [...]

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battery-charger-meltdown-part-4

January 22, 2010

February 10, 2010 Update:
LaCrosse announced it has identified the problem behind the rash of battery charger meltdowns and is voluntarily replacing the affected A/C adapter, which is outputting too much voltage. If you have a LaCross BC-9009 purchased between October 1st 2009 and January 15, 2010 and your A/C adapter has the roman numeral [...]

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Battery Charger Meltdown Part 3

December 31, 2009

Update on Battery Charger Meltdown Part 1 & Part 2 &
Part 4
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I mentioned yesterday that Amazon completed an investigation and concluded that the La Crosse BC-9009 “is safe if used as intended and has been reinstated for purchase.”
I wrote this reply back to Anthony Dunkley, the Amazon Customer Service Executive: (note – I corrected two [...]

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Battery Charger Meltdown – part 2

December 22, 2009

Update to Battery Charger Meltdown Part 1.
Battery Charger Meltdown Part 3
Battery Charger Meltdown Part 4
December 28 2009 UPDATE to Part 2:
I received an email from Anthony in Amazon Executive Customer Relations
I’ve confirmed that your concern regarding the La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger has been fully investigated by Amazon.com, our vendors and the manufacturer.  [...]

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Battery Charger Meltdown

December 19, 2009

February 10, 2010 Update:
LaCrosse announced it has identified the problem behind the rash of battery charger meltdowns and is voluntarily replacing the affected A/C adapter, which is outputting too much voltage. If you have a LaCross BC-9009 purchased between October 1st 2009 and January 15, 2010 and your A/C adapter has the roman numeral [...]

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