F100 Charger Recommendations?

[rollingharoo]

I found quite a few chargers on eBay, and while they're all relatively cheap, the pictures such as this one here: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3-3V-AC-Power-Adapter-Charger-Game-Console-GP2X-/280701256357?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item415b1942a5#ht_1509wt_1002 seems to show a plug bigger than what was meant for the actual GP2X F100/F200 models. Is that just a stock photo? Where have you guys gotten your GP2X F100/F200 chargers from and what is your opinion on these eBay ads?

 

[darionapole]

i use the 4AA/AAA energizer batteriy charger, which charges at 360mAh, I use one of those chine timers and set it to 5 hours to charge my 2000mAh sony cycleenergy(s)
don't have problem at all.

 

[rollingharoo]

i use the 4AA/AAA energizer batteriy charger, which charges at 360mAh, I use one of those chine timers and set it to 5 hours to charge my 2000mAh sony cycleenergy(s)
don't have problem at all.

Ah, I have the same setup right now. Got me a 4-port AA/AAA charger with 4 ni-mh batteries which charge at 3100mAh for a whopping $8 with an employee discount. But I'm talking about charging the GP2X in terms of playing while charging, or is that even possible?

 

[darionapole]

as far as i know the batteries cirtuit is isolated when u plug the ac adaptor. so u would have to mod it to be able to charge and play at the same time.
but, as far as i know ni-mh bateries are chraged with higher voltage and and pulsating current to avoid internal cristalization.
so it's imposible to do a easy mod to the gp2x for that. you would need a dedicated ic to charge/discharge/isolate the voltages, make a miniature board and then fit everyyhing inside. without it you would fry the console, like with cars, that you have to disconect the battery to charge it because you can fry the instruments if not


ps: that wallwart seems like some kind of marketing scam. like those MONSTER GOLD hdmi cables
and those 3100mAh batteries are a scam also. the maximum for a ni-mh AA cell is ~2600mAh. And those have a defect that is its high internal discharge.
the only ones that i would recommend to use are the precharged ones, like the sanyo enerloop and the sony cycleenergy. that even though they are rated at about 2000mAh, as they have a difrent voltage curve they last almost the same. plus they can be without use for many mounths and still be able to turn the device on.