+goose157 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi all, Quick question - if i plug my foretrex 301 into my laptop and have rechargeable batteries in the foretrex will it charge up via the usb cable?? Cheers Chris Scott, Derbyshire, UK. Quote Link to comment
+goose157 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) thanks for your short, to the point reply! Edited April 29, 2012 by goose157 Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I could give a longer one but I'm on my phone Here: There are lots of different chemistries for AA and AAA batteries, not all are rechargeable. And even among rechargeable ones, there are different types (niCad, NiMH, LiIon) that need different charging strategies. So very few devices that use the battery size are made to recharge them IN the device -- it's too risky. Use the wrong battery, set to recharge, and POOF! Ruined batteries, maybe a fire, maybe injury and lawsuit... I think I liked the quick answer better Quote Link to comment
+goose157 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 I could give a longer one but I'm on my phone Here: There are lots of different chemistries for AA and AAA batteries, not all are rechargeable. And even among rechargeable ones, there are different types (niCad, NiMH, LiIon) that need different charging strategies. So very few devices that use the battery size are made to recharge them IN the device -- it's too risky. Use the wrong battery, set to recharge, and POOF! Ruined batteries, maybe a fire, maybe injury and lawsuit... I think I liked the quick answer better Quote Link to comment
+goose157 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Lol.... and thanks for the longer and funnier reply!! Quote Link to comment
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