Using Other Chargers - AOR AR1000 Manual

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adapter all the time as long as the AR1000 is not powered on. If the AR1000 is
turned on when you start the car, the unit may be susceptible to a power surge
that could damage the scanner. One way to guard against this is to solder a small
fast-blow 1 amp or less fuse into the charger.

Using other chargers

As mentioned before, it is very useful to have a separate nicad battery charger so
that you can be charging a second set of batteries while you are using the set in
the AR1000. There are many nicad chargers around and Radio Shack sells several
of them. One model of note is their Deluxe AA quick charger (Cat. 23-242) for
$16.99. It quick-charges four AA nicads in only three hours. There is a lot of
controversy about how quick-charging affects battery life, but our sources tell us
if the charge time is limited, quick-charging has very little effect on battery life.
The Radio Shack quick-charger first discharges the batteries during the first hour
and then charges them during the next two hours. It turns off automatically after
two hours to prevent overcharge.
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