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The gaffer

The gaffer

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Does anyone know if you can charge a Canon LP-E6 battery on a non-Canon battery charger?

My reason for asking is I have two Canon batteries for my 7D and thought it would be a good idea to buy a car charger for when I am away on holidays, etc. Imagine my suprprise when I found what I was after a canon CBC-E6 car charger for.......... well over £100:eek!::eek!:

I thought this must be a mistake or perhaps you get a free battery but no this is the price of the charger!!

So that got me thinking about non-Canon chargers from e-bay and hence my question above.

Thanks

Brian
 
The gaffer said:
Does anyone know if you can charge a Canon LP-E6 battery on a non-Canon battery charger?
Brian
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Yes I think you can. Most of the e-bay ones advertise the fact you can charge the original Canon battery in the 3rd party charger but not the the way round.
 
HokkaidoStu said:
Yes I think you can. Most of the e-bay ones advertise the fact you can charge the original Canon battery in the 3rd party charger but not the the way round.
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Have you tried this and does the camera still get the charge level information from the battery?

Brian
 
I purchased this lot the other day, the charger looks similar to most sold on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280479513364&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

The seller states:-
[For Travel Charger]
* DC Output : DC 8.4V
* AC Input : 100v-240v~50/60Hz
* Net Weight: 124g
* Specially designed for this Replacement battery for Canon LP-E6. Cannot charge the original one.
* Lights will turn green when battery is fully charged.
* Overcharging Protecting
* With UK lead and Car charge

You could always get a Power Inverter like this Belkin AC Anywhere:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-AC-Anywhere-Power-Inverter/dp/B000HEYTR4/ref=dp_cp_ob_ce_title_0
 
NickRno77 said:
I purchased this lot the other day, the charger looks similar to most sold on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280479513364&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

The seller states:-
[For Travel Charger]
* DC Output : DC 8.4V
* AC Input : 100v-240v~50/60Hz
* Net Weight: 124g
* Specially designed for this Replacement battery for Canon LP-E6. Cannot charge the original one.
* Lights will turn green when battery is fully charged.
* Overcharging Protecting
* With UK lead and Car charge

You could always get a Power Inverter like this Belkin AC Anywhere:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-AC-Anywhere-Power-Inverter/dp/B000HEYTR4/ref=dp_cp_ob_ce_title_0
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Nick,

Thanks for that, as I suspected you cannot charge a Canon battery from a cheap charger.

That Belkin Inverter is a good idea as it has so many possible applications.

Brian
 
The first one I clicked on after a search for on e-bay suggests that you can charge the original. Note the price. $20.75 for TWO batteries plus charger and car adapter.

I just checked the seller where I bought mine and it doesn't mention if you can charge original Canon batteries or not. I seem to recall it said on the box it was OK (I threw the box away though). But after Nick's comments above I'm not going to risk it...........

I have 2 Canon batteries and 1 e-bay one. To be honest I only got the 3rd party as a 'spare spare', in the car for emergencies only such as going out in winter and leaving my spare Canon one at home. It cost me about $15 for battery plus charger. For emergency use only it's a steal.

Aside from inserting it to check it worked I haven't used it yet. The battery life on the originals is so good I haven't had to.

That Belkin adapter looks nice, I'll have to find a similar one to use here next time I go to the electrics store.
 
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It says on the ad that it is a GENERIC battery and I don`t think it will charge on a Canon charger.
 
JohnZ said:
It says on the ad that it is a GENERIC battery and I don`t think it will charge on a Canon charger.
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I think the OP wanted to know if he could charge a Canon battery on a generic charger, not the other way round.
 
I remember when I got my 7d I was looking into weather you could charge a after market battery in a Canon charger and came up with not possible, but the poster is asking "Does anyone know if you can charge a Canon LP-E6 battery on a non-Canon battery charger?" I suppose the answer is the same not possible, but until you try you wont know for sure.
 
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