HISTORY OF THIS AC ADAPTER
More vintage analog video equipment and accessories!
While pulling out my analog JVC HR-2650EA Portapak VCR system, I also found a few accessories in the same box .... this is one of those
Primarily I am offering the AC Adapter/battery charger unit but as the battery was also present and it does STILL seem to have some life to it, the battery is included as well
It is very important that any intending new owner check the compatibility with their equipment, do some research or check the manual if you have one. Keep in mind that this is OLD battery technology and ONLY intended to charge a suitable NiCd battery and NOT Li-on or NiMH
JVC - AC Video Camera Battery Adapter
Genuine JVC product
Model: AA-V6EA
Made in Japan
Outputs: 14V DC @ 1.1A & 9.6V @ 1.2A
DC male socket on the side for the 14V output
11V DC @ 1.0A
Topside slide accepts a suitable NiCd battery for charging, 2 contacts
Power ON led
Charging led (RED charging, GREEN completed)
Dimensions: 40mm high x 148mm long x 67mm wide
Weight: 350g
BATTERY:
Offered because it was with the AC Adapter and it still appears to have "life" remaining .... see my testing results below
JVC (Genuine) BN-V66RU
NiCd technology
9.6V @ 1Ah capable
Comes in an original JVC battery outer cardboard box, although this box is for the higher capacity BN-V77RU (9.6V 1.4Ah)
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Both the AC Adapter & battery are CLEAN
NO body damage at all to either item (no cracks or pieces missing!)
Charging contacts and battery contacts are clean and shiny
TESTING:
While you wouldn't expect much from a 40 year old NiCd battery, at first charge this battery appeared to have potential ....
I then put the battery through a regime of charging and then deep discharging, a number of times and the end result is that I would declare this battery is "dodgy" at best!
Not surprising but fun testing it anyway! Initailly I had a FULL charge of just on 10V immediately after the charging. Slight drop off (self leakage) until it settled on 9.7V and stayed there. I then slow discharged over 3 hours (load drawing 200mA) and at the end of the 3 hours, the voltage had dropped to 8.6V - still not fully discharged (1V per cell x 8 = 8V) but close enough.
I then put it in the charger but this time (and repeated further charges) it just doesn't want to charge up properly, I am lucky if I can get 9V after charging now. I also noticed the battery heats up much more than before (this is a 2 terminal battery/charger) and I strongly suspect that one or more cells have gone "bad" now.
Anyway, although probably useless for normal purposes, this battery still represents a "bye-gone" era of NiCd battery technology which someone may wish to hold on to.
At least I know the AA-V6EA AC charger is working!
Now the I have finished testing and describing this AC adapter and battery, I have now sealed them in plastic to provide protection from the environment while they wait for a new owner.
