Work this one out

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For my digital camera I have two chargers one is a genuine Nikon one, the MH18a to charge the ENE3e to fit my D700. I also have an independent that also comes with a lead that I can plug into my car to charge the battery when I am out and about.

If I charge a battery on the Nikon charger until the light stops flashing, then insert it into the camera and check the battery status it is only rarely more than 95%. If I charge it again, but using the independent plugged into the mains (trade name - Blue-max) and leave it until one of the two red charging lights turns green then fit that into the camera the rated charge always shows 100%.
The only difference I can see is the Nikon one is a 'fast charger' which it is compared to the Blue-max one which take a while longer to indicate the battery is charged. Is this the reason the charging levels are different?
 
Could it be that the battery is old and does not take a full charge?

The independent charger will charge until the battery reaches 100% capacity, the Nikon will charge until the battery can take no more.

Hope that makes sense.
 
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Fast charging harms batteries, and it's likely that Nikon set the fast charger to hold back a little and reduce damage. The ordinary charger just keeps going until the battery is full.
 
.I think I would go along with the post immediately above. From almost flat it will take an 8 hour charge to get up to 100%. With the Nikon Charger it is showing fully charged after 2.

The batteries (all 4) are a decent age and came to me within 2 yrs of the D700 being new so they have had a good life and still hold their charge very well so they are not yet ready for the knackers yard.
Come to think of it, the car charger for my mobile take a hell of a long tome to charge the 'phone so perhaps it is just being 'gentle'.From 10% charge plugged into the mains socket the phone is showing full after 50 mins. Perhaps I should use the car charger more to save stressing the battery.

I digress, but what the hell......

Thinking of it, these new super fast chargers for electric cars will give the owners a bit of a fright when they have to pay for new battery cells. Think 4 figures when you include labour to fit. It is very definitely not a DIY job.
 
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Thinking of it, these new super fast chargers for electric cars will give the owners a bit of a fright when they have to pay for new battery cells. Think 4 figures when you include labour to fit. It is very definitely not a DIY job.
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Most electric cars have leased batteries so that should not be an issue John.
 
Yes but you still have to pay for the lease and for a Nissan Leaf depending on where you take it including fitting (3 hrs at £90 an hour)can be in excess of £1200.
 
Don't buy a Nissan Leaf then (n)
 
It will probably be worse for other makes. I would not even hazard a guess for a Jag or 4x4
 
I wonder how much just the labour would be to do an ICE swap?
 
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