Profoto Pro B charger replacement

[jing q]

I was looking for extra chargers and found it ludicrous that profoto would charge close to 200 bucks for this...Charger 2A.
I was wondering if anyone's used any 3rd party multi voltage charger?(or switching power supply as it's called...)
Since the charging plug looks quite standard. I see some which are 2.5amps and I recently saw a 5.8amps one at 12V, was wondering if it was safe to use (considering ultimately the battery is just a car battery right?)

[paul_jones]

I was looking for extra chargers and found it ludicrous that profoto would charge close to 200 bucks for this...Charger 2A.
I was wondering if anyone's used any 3rd party multi voltage charger?(or switching power supply as it's called...)
Since the charging plug looks quite standard. I see some which are 2.5amps and I recently saw a 5.8amps one at 12V, was wondering if it was safe to use (considering ultimately the battery is just a car battery right?)
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yeah, isnt the profoto chargers the biggest rip off!  i notice that the hasselblad grip charger, the phaseone battery are the same looking form- it looks as if one charger company makes all these chargers. i wonder if you can find that company?  the profoto 7b is just a standard lead battery, like you buy from your corner electronics store (at 1/5th the price). i think you could use one of those chargers, you just need to find the right plug.

paul