9 volt VS. 4 AA chargers?

[ts98006]

Can anyone recommend one over the other: a portable charger using a 9 volt battery (Brando) or one using 4 AAs (eBay) for use with a TH-55? Thanks.

[JulianL]

I use the Brando 9V and all I can say is that it works. The down side is that a 9V battery is quite expensive compared to AAs but the advantage is that the charger is smaller, there is essentially no bulk to it at all, it is just 2 connectors connected to each other by a piece of wire.

For what it's worth, here's my charging strategy. As soon as I got my TH55 I bought a 9V charger and a USB charger (the tiny one with the clever spring-loaded device to roll up the lead). I bought both from Brando and their service and delivery time were excellent. I now keep my 9V charger in my travel washbag so that whenever I am away from home it is always there without me thinking about it, and it takes up about as much room as a large pair of nail clippers. I never expect to use my 9V charger, it really is for emergency only because the batteries are an expensive way to charge a TH55, but it is useful to know it is there and I did have cause to use it this weekend for the first time.

For business trips or holidays where I will be away for more than 3 or 4 days and might need to charge my TH55 then I take my USB charger on the basis that if I am visiting customers or friends then there will always be a computer somewhere with a USB port to charge my TH55. To a large extent even my USB charger is an emergency charger since on a 5 day trip I usually don't need to recharge because of the excellent battery life on the TH55.

My mains charger never leaves my house and I use it exclusively for home charging.

- Julian

[strider_mt2k]

The main difference besides size is capacity.

The AA charger will provide more power longer, allowing operating time while charging.

The 9v charger is basically a one-shot for charging only. A 9v battery simply doesn't have the capacity to do much more.

[wellsjs]

Check out what pulls up in a "TH55" search on eBay! There are many cheap multi-charger packages. I got a "AA" charger that works for under $10 and a kit with cigarette lighter charger and a miriad of other charger connectors for about $15. Service from the provider(s) I went with was excellent. ;)