What's a good AC/DC charger for the HC1? at DVinfo.net

Ivan Jasper · August 14th, 2010, 08:21 AM

There's the $15 one that's all over ebay, and I don't really want a $250 one, maybe something in the $50 range that isn't going to cook my batteries and gets them pretty close to a full charge without overheating.

Dave Blackhurst · August 14th, 2010, 12:12 PM

AFAIK the ONLY DC chargers are the import ones you find on eBay, and I've used them a few times, they seem to work OK. I have a bit of distrust for the import stuff, but when it works, it seems to do the job.

Adam Gold · August 14th, 2010, 12:23 PM

The original adaptor that came with the cam is the AC-L15, which is no longer available. But a Google search reveals many aftermarket clones. No idea how good any of them are.

Dave Blackhurst · August 15th, 2010, 12:51 PM

My recollection is that ALL the Sony chargers are AC only... thus my comment re. "DC" which implied to me that the OP wanted something capable of plugging in to a car cig lighter... something which the imports do have as an option.

Adam Gold · August 15th, 2010, 01:01 PM

Excellent point. I interpreted the question differently, which means that, as usual, I answered a question he wasn't asking.

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Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	The original adaptor that came with the cam is the AC-L15, which is no longer available. But a Google search reveals many aftermarket clones. No idea how good any of them are. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

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Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Excellent point. I interpreted the question differently, which means that, as usual, I answered a question he wasn't asking. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

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August 14th, 2010, 12:12 PM	#2
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	AFAIK the ONLY DC chargers are the import ones you find on eBay, and I've used them a few times, they seem to work OK. I have a bit of distrust for the import stuff, but when it works, it seems to do the job.

August 15th, 2010, 12:51 PM	#4
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	My recollection is that ALL the Sony chargers are AC only... thus my comment re. "DC" which implied to me that the OP wanted something capable of plugging in to a car cig lighter... something which the imports do have as an option.