12 Volt Lithium Battery Charging Voltage

One of the Q&A’s says the Bescor BLS50AC dummy battery adapter kit is not compatible with the Olympus E-PL9.  I asked Bescor ( answers@bescor.com ) why the kit is compatible with the Olympus OM-D E-M5/M10, but not the Olympus Pen E PL9, since all three use the same Olympus BLS-50 battery.   The response was: “It will work. Your camera just needs to be added to our list.” The Bescor is 8V 3A. The Olympus battery is 7.2V 1175 mAh (1.175A).  I did some online research to see if a device built for 7.2V could operate at 8V.  One person describing himself as an engineer posted that 7.4V Lithium batteries actually span a 6V to 8.4v voltage range depending on state of charge of the battery.  Another “senior electrical engineer” said that because all devices are designed with some voltage tolerance value, a 7.4 volt device means 7.4 volt +/- 1 to 1.5 volts.  Still other posts indicated that you can use a 3A power adapter on a 1.5A device.  By logical extension, I figured (I don’t actually know) that since the PL9 uses a 7.2 volt battery, it is probably designed to also work at 8 volts, and is also okay running at 3A. Based on the response from Bescor and the Internet voltage and amperage responses, I decided to purchase the Bescor and use it with my PL9.  I haven’t seen any sign of overheating or other problems with this setup so far, but will update this review if that changes. I did not deduct points for the need to leave the battery compartment open because I knew that would be the case when I bought it.

Great for charging multiple batteries and the ability to charge from a 12 volt source is great for when you are traveling and need to top off your batteries.

Maybe this isn't quite what Sony had in mind for it's adapter. I use a 12 volt dc sealed cell battery, plug a 120 volt converter into that, then convert it back into dc with the Sony adapter. I do that for extreme extended battery use for astrophotography field use. It seems to work fine. There's no overheating in any part of my contraption, including the Sony Adapter.

I love this camera, it’s one of my favourite so far. The fact that under status you can tell you are using the 12 volt SPYPOINT battery is wonderful addition. The only thing left to make it better is to indicate the power left on you 12 volt external battery

I needed to update my Canon battery charging. The plus is the 5 volt output to charge phones and other devised!

This charger not only does 110 but has a 12 volt adapter included.

I immediately unpacked, plugged-in, and started testing and charging batteries when the Watson Duo arrived. Mounting a battery with the device unplugged from power, the screen reports the percent remaining charge left on the battery, and pressing Test, the measured voltage from the battery. Finally, no more balancing VOM, +/- probes and the battery to track voltage loss! Plugged-in, the charger reports the same information for each battery on the display, and indicates it's charging by the flashing top unit in the graphic battery indicator. Love it!! Wanting to change battery plates, I held the charger in my hands like playing a game played using thumbs, and pushed one of the plates towards the back of the charger, like I would with any of the plates for my eight year old Pearstone plug-in-the-wall chargers. The plate would not budge! Tried the other plate on the other side of the Duo, same thing!?!? Confustion ensued, LOL!! The manual has a minimal graphic showing installing the plate, not taking it off. So, after fiddling awhile and dismissing the use of screwdriver, it was back to thumbs pressed and squeezing hard against the corners of one of the plates, then progressively increasing the pressure applied, until it popped free! It took several similar remove of a plate from each side of the Duo using this technique the plates supplied with the Duo were easily removable. The good news is that my Pearstone plates are the same plate as the Watson plates. They fit perfectly on the Duo, and mount and dismount easily. I really like the features on this charger; the voltage/capacity display, the USB power/charging output, the car adapter input and being able to charge a different type and/or voltage batteries at the same time on this charger. Highly recommended this Watson Duo for its simplicity, quality and features. I always look for great value over the long-run, and this charger overwhelmingly fits the bill. Thanks, AGAIN, B&H!

It works wonderfully charging the lithium battery included for my A6500.  Does exactly what it is supposed to do.  What else can you say.

This lithium battery is very reliable.

worked just like the product I replaced except uses a double A battery instead of a nine volt.