Review by D. Chase for Canon CB-2LV Battery Charger for the Canon NB-4L Li-Ion Battery
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I was replacing the charger that came with my camera, and thought this was it…. but it wasn’t.

Apparently, there are TWO VERSIONS of this charger, of which THIS ONE is a corded version that works perfectly well. There is another version with a slightly different model number CB-2LT that is the travel version with the fold-out AC plug built-into the charger. You’ll pay about $10 more for the travel version – personally I think it’s worth it…

CB-2LV – Desktop version with cord

CB-2LT – More convenient Travel version with no cord, fold-out AC plugs

Review by Bobby Mccool for Canon CB-2LV Battery Charger for the Canon NB-4L Li-Ion Battery
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I lost the original charger that came with my camera, but Amazon.com made it easy to replace it. easy payment, fast delivery

Review by Mark B. Flores for Canon CB-2LV Battery Charger for the Canon NB-4L Li-Ion Battery
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Nothing much to say…this baby does the trick! It charges up that Canon battery super-fast, is versatile and very portable. Don’t settle for crappy aftermarket ones that may or may NOT work, or worse, will screw up your battery. Get the real deal.

Review by Devin McFarland for NEW Laptop/Notebook AC Adapter/Battery Charger Power Supply Cord for Dell Inspiron 1150 1420 1501 1505 1520 1521 1525 1526 6000 6000D 6400 8500 8600
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This item arrived Friday 6/12/09 and as soon as it arrived I tried it on my Inspiron 1505 and my son’s 1501 and it did not charge either. I contacted these people on Friday and got one response that said they would gladly exchange or fully refund the product, but they need more information to make sure it wasn’t a technical issue. I responded back and gave them all of the information they requested and here it is 2 days later and I have not gotten any response at all. At first I was willing to exchange, but now I don’t want to deal with people that take your money and leave you hanging. I needed to get this issue resolved as soon as possible as my son is leaving out of town and will need to take our only working adapter.

So please beware if you buy this product it may not work and they will take their time responding to you!!!

Review by Careful shopper for NEW Laptop/Notebook AC Adapter/Battery Charger Power Supply Cord for Dell Inspiron 1150 1420 1501 1505 1520 1521 1525 1526 6000 6000D 6400 8500 8600
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I always look to the owner reviews with an item like this as you will find some junk for sale… Many reviews for this said it worked just fine and it does for us also.

Charges battery pack and runs the Dell Inspiron 1501 without problem. THIS notebook has the optional extended capacity battery pack also.

Will this replacement power adapter last as long as the original Dell AC adapter? Won’t know until it quits, but will report back when it does to let everyone know.

Everything breaks sooner or later, its value depends on what you paid and how long it worked, at this price, even a year would be ahead of the original Dell unit.

Maybe even 6 months would be good, going by the price of the replacement from Dell. We shall see how it goes, but I’ve already ordered a second one to use at the office, at these prices might as well not carry an AC adapter back and forth IMO.

All volts,watts & amps on the label matched the original unit, computer side plug matched and fit well and has the positive on the center post.

Note that SOME electronics use the reverse on the DC side (notebook end) and have the positive pole on the outside, so be sure you are ordering the right one on the computer end. Reversed polarity is a sure way to blow more than the new AC adapter out.

It does not have the rubber belt to hold cord around adapter like Dell, but I think that is bad idea on the original adapter as it bends the DC side connection too hard, this replacement adapter also has a third wire grounded AC line unlike the Dell unit which is always good.

Be careful which one you order through Amazon, there are several 3rd party suppliers and not all of them give the same details but still use the same photo. The one from “Super Deal” lists the input/output numbers and that it fit my notebook, some don’t… some have BAD reviews, this one has pretty good reviews and they all look the same at first sight, read the details and specs first

Cord length is 18 inches less than Dell unit.

Both of the replacements have a total cord length of 92 inches not counting the adapter box, 46 inches of cord on both AC and DC sides.

Original Dell has total cord length of 110 inches not counting the adapter box, 36 inches on the AC side and 74 inches on the AC side. Not really a problem as I plug them into a power strip that makes up for this and has it’s own circuit breaker.

Power plug on the DC end (computer end);

Dell unit measures 9/32″ outside diameter with 7/32″ inside diameter (negative pole)

THIS replacement measures 9/32″ outside diameter with 7/32″ inside diameter (negative pole) and does not fall out.

Positive pole center wire I can’t get to for measurement, sorry.

Please NOTE, I’m talking about using this on a two year old Dell Inspiron 1501, they might have changed the plug size needed on other notebook models AND might even change sizes within the same model over time. Be sure to check the size of yours and IF possible the size of the replacement you are going to order.

“Super Deal” page on Amazon also lists a 12 month warranty… good/bad hard to say, but it is given.

No doubt price of warranty shipping each way would buy a new unit outright anyway.

My order was filled by “Super Deal” and they got the order out very fast and was delivered ahead of time given.

I’ve seen some reviews that just sound like horrible results and have to wonder if some of these people had other things, like their battery packs go bad without knowing it and tried to fix the situation with this adapter only to find out it gets hot and quits trying to power through a shorted battery pack that was the real problem in the first place.

Of course, BOTH could be bad at the same time so just be sure this is the whole fix for your power/charging problem first.

One big item to consider is something I found while searching the problem on the Internet;

Some Dell notebooks are programmed to detect when a non-Dell power adapter is used, and will restrict the ability of third-party adapters to charge the battery but still supply power to keep it running. There may very well be various combinations of trouble if Dell has tried to defeat owners when they try to bypass Dells high prices.

Can be the same with replacement battery packs also, Dell uses “Smart” packs that have their own electronics in them in order to try and keep all sales in house. Mixed results from people who try to buy and use outside sources.

Try not to drop your adapter, that COULD also lead to some problems you are reading in many reviews… knock out one little component and you stop electrical output.

Keep your power adapter as cool as you can. Do not pile things on top of it, or let it slip under furniture etc. Also, realize that if you have it on a rug or carpet, it can not cool as well as it would on the desk or bare floor.

I also wonder how many reported problems are because of cord/wire failures rather than the power converter itself. Would be interesting to know how many of the problem units always get their cords wrapped around them for transport or storage. I for one do not wrap the cords as that can weaken them where they attach to the unit.

Too bad that reviewers don’t always say where they bought from when they say “junk” or “great item” at least there would be a chance to weed out the worst units from same suppliers and come up with some kind of list of best place/unit to buy.