Physical store to buy battery charger, STAT please

**bmwjen** · 03-16-2011, 06:13 PM

Recap: got my mini yesterday, realized that I bought a charger that needs spacers, ordered the spacers last night, should arrive by Saturday at latest.

I've used 2 of my 3 batteries from lighthound, took a valium & am still about to panic.

Before I go on a scavenger hunt across Houston & the surrounding suburbs, does anyone know if Home Depot, or Lowes will have the battery charger I need for the Reo Mini? My husband is at work, so he can't rig up my current charger from there.

I'm basically looking for a physical store to buy a battery charger for lithium ion protected rechargable 14500 batteries. Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

Reo Love,
Jen

**Moonflame** · 03-16-2011, 06:36 PM

We have a batteries only type store here in Roanoke, Va, which is a pretty small city, that only sells batteries and chargers. In Houston they might have the same thing, especially since it is a MUCH bigger city. Check out the local yellow pages and see if there is one there. I feel for you, nothing worse than getting a device and not being able to use it, it sits there and actively taunts you (I hope I'm not the only one that feels our electronic devices have human characteristics

).

**bmwjen** · 03-16-2011, 06:38 PM

i'm thinking batteries plus or radio shack. google is my friend.
thanks for your suggestion!!
yeah this little mini will be taunting me especially since my cute as heck drip tips & LR atomizers from nhaler.com came in the mail like 10 minutes ago.

**Mudflap** · 03-16-2011, 06:40 PM

Why don't you just cobble together the spacers you need and use the one you already have?

**Mudflap** · 03-16-2011, 06:42 PM

Also, check your local hobby shops. I understand their chargers are very expensive, but they might charge your spent batteries for you.

**mlinky** · 03-16-2011, 07:30 PM

I think a hobby shop is the only place you are likely to find a 3.7v charger.

Why don't you go with Mudflap's suggestion to DIY a spacer? Just cut a dowel slightly shorter than you need, screw in the screws at each end, wrap wire around screws. The screw heads should touch the battery and the charger, and the circuit is completed between the screws by the wire.