C200: Third Party BP-A Charger

I have one of their batteries for a Canon point-and-shoot but haven't had it long enough to make a judgment. I like that the charger features a low-current charge option. Batteries tend to last longer than when force-feeding them a high-current charge.
 
Ah; they have a lower-priced version of the TC200-series chargers for some batteries, but not for 14.4V BP-A60s... Sorry about that.

But to Brett's original question, I do agree with Dan/Puredrifting... I wouldn't risk expensive batteries on a super-cheap charger.
 
puredrifting said:
Close to $500.00 but at least Dolgin makes good stuff. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...NwzB8eYCRoCIQQQAvD_BwE&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1255795
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I considered this when I bought my C200, but it's not really smaller than the Canon charger. It it uses an outboard power supply. I despise unnecessary wall warts. Other than price being a red flag, does anyone know anything about Lithium battery chemistry that should give someone pause. Overcharging? Inconsistent or low voltage?

I think charger manufacturers assume I want fast charging. I largely don't care because I charge overnight on the road. I largely care about the compactness of the charger.
 
brettsherman said:
I considered this when I bought my C200, but it's not really smaller than the Canon charger. It it uses an outboard power supply. I despise unnecessary wall warts.

Are you saying that between the charger and the wall wart, that the size and weight of the Dolgin is the same as the bloated canon charger? In the fight to carry as much stuff in as few bags as possible when flying to locations sometimes its easier to distribute 2 smaller pieces than one large lump like the standard canon charger, even though I would also prefer a smaller charger with integrated power supply. Right now I have 3 battery systems, standard canon 14V, IDX v mounts for shoulder rig and Canon LP E6 for gratical finder. Depending how many days I’m shooting for I may only travel the IDX charger and LP E6 charger and take the charged canon 14V batteries with me as back up or in the case that I need to shoot totally stripped down hand held. In a car and leave that bulky charger home.
Its always a challenge to make the right choices based on the needs for the shoot and have options for unanticipated situations.
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