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Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« on: March 31, 2015, 06:41:14 am »

Has anyone ever had issues with their Hahnel Twin charger? Mine has never fully worked correctly. Ever since it was new one year ago it would get "ghost readings" on the LCD (the LCD would read a percentage charge, even if no battery was on the dock). Most times both batteries would charge, sometimes not. Now in the past few months I've noticed that the right side bay does not charge at all. I keep everything very well protected when not in use. It looks brand new. My phase/leaf dealer said that there is no warranty on the charger past 30 days and to just buy a new one. I don't want to drop more money on the same charger if these issues are common.

Any other options?

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Craig

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 07:02:17 am »

My first unit did this also in that it left the 100% indicator on the right side for about 5 minutes after pulling the battery. If I unplugged it then it would go out and come back correctly. That unit finally died and my 2nd one has worked dine for about 3 years now. I always leave mine on with 2 batteries in it.

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2015, 08:52:47 am »

Does anyone know the actual part number? The charger only says Hahnel Twin V Pro on it. But when I look that up I see ones with different contact points.

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2015, 09:14:07 am »

They don't have a part number, but if you order from Capture Integration, www.captureintegration.com they will ship the unit with all the different battery adapters, I believe there are a total of 4, including the one needed for Phase One.

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2015, 09:52:48 am »

"Wear and Tear" items like batteries and cables are not warrantied beyond 30 days. The charger is covered for one year.

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2015, 10:02:40 am »

I always thought the Hahnel charger was rather delicate to put it politely. The case is rather fragile and not good for travel unless you don't mind the dings and scratches. The LCD screens on mine have never been really consistent---but they do work and the charger seems to work fine otherwise.  I have this charger on my wish list and just haven't committed yet, but I think others have used it with success.  They also offer a much cheaper single bay battery charger which is probably better for travel too.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/836383-REG/watson_d_1511_duo_lcd_charger_for.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/836074-REG/watson_c_1511_compact_ac_dc_charger_for.html

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2015, 10:04:14 am »

There is a manual online somewhere. It gives instructions for resetting the charger - it involves plugging and unplugging the batteries and wall connection in a particular order. This fixed a lot of flakiness with my charger. I thought one side wouldn't work, but now they both function.

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2015, 10:12:53 am »

There is a manual online somewhere. It gives instructions for resetting the charger - it involves plugging and unplugging the batteries and wall connection in a particular order. This fixed a lot of flakiness with my charger. I thought one side wouldn't work, but now they both function.

--Matt

http://www.phaseone.com/Search/Article.aspx?articleid=1214&languageid=1

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Re: Hahnel Twin charger issues for Leaf/Phase
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2015, 10:18:23 pm »

As others have said, the thing is just crap and embarrassing. There are quite a few other good options. I'm currently using one from Calumet. The great thing is that the "docking" part can be exchanged and so I can charge my Canon, Nikon, Phase and all other Batteries with one charger.


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