agate18
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posted on March 24, 2005 10:33:05 PM new
Can anyone tell me the best place is to buy batteries for a digital camera.? i wish to order by the internet or by phone. and have them sent to australia.
my camera is a SONY DSC-F717. THE BATTERY IS NP-FM50. and i want a 4 hr working time . thankyou for any help.
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sparkz
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posted on March 24, 2005 10:55:49 PM new
Radio Shack
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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agate18
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posted on March 24, 2005 11:07:10 PM new
sparkz would you be able to give me some contact details please. like a phone no and an email address. thank you.
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sparkz
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posted on March 24, 2005 11:24:53 PM new
Here's their web site:
http://www.radioshack.com/
Assuming this isn't a proprietary type battery, Radio Shack should have it.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
[ edited by sparkz on Mar 24, 2005 11:30 PM ]
[ edited by sparkz on Mar 24, 2005 11:31 PM ]
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agate18
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posted on March 25, 2005 12:32:51 AM new
Thanks sparkz. but they dont have anything even close. worth a try.
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agitprop
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posted on March 25, 2005 01:48:10 AM new
agate18,
Before you buy it outside Aussie, check locally for a source as Postal Regulations prohibit sending certain types of batteries through the mail.
Certain battery types leak under pressure during air transport in the unpressurised cargo area - shipments of unlisted batteries were responsible for two major air crashes in recent years.
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agate18
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posted on March 25, 2005 03:06:56 AM new
Thank you for letting me know this. i have imported this type of battery into australia before. at the time they said no problem. but i will check.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on March 25, 2005 06:41:55 AM new
Been buying on Ebay and greeting Great Batt's.
http://search.ebay.com/NP-FM50_Batteries-Chargers_W0QQcatrefZC3QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfposZ08822QQfromZR2QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsacatZ48522QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsatitleZNPQ2dFM50QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZbs
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gina50
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posted on March 25, 2005 08:22:24 AM new
I've been buying mine online from thebatteryguys.com
Never had any problems, they are very friendly with very fast delivery.
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agate18
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posted on March 25, 2005 03:49:32 PM new
Thankyou for your help everyone. greatly appreciated.
i have learnt the hard way not to buy anything but the genuine sony batteries. when i bought my camera i also bought 3 batteries. the only one any good now is the genuine one.
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agitprop
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posted on March 26, 2005 02:16:50 AM new
agate18,
The other (cheaper) option is to rebuild the batteries yourself - easy if they are NiMH or NiCad but more difficult if Lithium-Ion type...
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agate18
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posted on March 26, 2005 06:00:08 AM new
For me it is cheaper to buy them. i dont know the first thing about them. these days i am a gem merchant and an opal cutter and miner. thanks for the suggestion anyway.
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classicrock000
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posted on March 26, 2005 05:24:56 PM new
why dont you buy them at the same place you buy batteries for your sex toys?
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agate18
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posted on March 26, 2005 05:48:10 PM new
classic, whats a sex toy.? as you seem to know all about them, perhaps you could explain to all the good people on vendio. i am sure they will be interested.
in aus the same sony battery is about $80.us. they seem to range from about $20.us. to about $40.us. a lot cheaper then here even allowing freight.
i am leaving to go out to my opal mines at koroit. in about 1 hr. so have fun boys and girls. catch you when i get back.
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