m0n0 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share #21 Posted October 21, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) FWIW I sent my failed charger back to Leica and have just received a replacement unit at a very reasonable cost indeed. Took about 10 days all in all, but I sent it directly by mail so Leica's turnaround (under their Pro program) was about a week back to my door from receipt of the failed one. That's a pretty good service as far as I'm concerned.Interesting. Which Leica centre did you send this to ? The one in Singapore wouldnt accept chargers Sent from my EVA-L29 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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m0n0 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share #22 Posted October 22, 2016 I tried your suggestion and it worked for me too ! This tells is something about what might be failing in these chargers . Sent from my EVA-L29 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0n0 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share #23 Posted October 22, 2016 My M9 charger also failed me a month or so ago, I connect it to the wall and no lights come on whatsoever. However I have discoverd that in the car, using the 12v adapter for the cigarrete lighter, it still works! So what I did is use a 12v AC transformer from an external hard drive I had and it works like a charm connected to the wall but using the 12v connection instead of the 100-240v. In fact according to the label on the charger it should work with any adapter that is 12v to 24v and with at least 0.5A. I am using a 12v 2A. No need to throw it away or buy and expensive replacement if your's still works in the car, which is an easy test with the car charger that was included with the camera. Thank you for this Sent from my EVA-L29 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted October 23, 2016 Share #24 Posted October 23, 2016 Interesting. Which Leica centre did you send this to ? The one in Singapore wouldnt accept chargers Sent from my EVA-L29 using Tapatalk Sorry, only just saw this post - directly back to Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred09 Posted October 28, 2016 Share #25 Posted October 28, 2016 Given the age of the M9, how hard does everyone think it will be to get replacement chargers for it in the future? And similarly does the same apply to sourcing the batteries themselves? I'm tempted to buy the few genuine Leica batteries I see pop up for the M9 on eBay as I don't see them all that often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0n0 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share #26 Posted October 29, 2016 Given the age of the M9, how hard does everyone think it will be to get replacement chargers for it in the future? And similarly does the same apply to sourcing the batteries themselves? I'm tempted to buy the few genuine Leica batteries I see pop up for the M9 on eBay as I don't see them all that often.Over the long run I would be more concerned about the availability of batteries than the chargers. Sent from my EVA-L29 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
windbichler Posted November 29, 2016 Share #27 Posted November 29, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) sounds like built in obsolescence. my charger for the m-e died recently, after three years while the old one from the m8 still works perfectly. anyway seems a good idea to send it to leica in wetzlar.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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