YouTube - Gumstick Chargers for your MiniDisc Devices

YouTube - Gumstick Chargers for your MiniDisc Devices - My Two Favorite Ones

One of the comments on YouTube asked about gumstick chargers recently so I thought I would share my two favorites. I use two - one for home and one for the road. Check out the video or the info below.

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Gumstick Chargers for Different Use-cases and Budgets

Yes, many of your devices can charge a gumstick inside, but that's just one at a time and if you have multiple different devices and manufacturers (ahem...), there's more plug-contention happening there. Besides, those old chargers were made in the 90s or early 2000s and I'm sure charging technology has improved since then. Not only that, many of the Japan-market chargers are made for 100v only.

I like these two chargers as dual-slot gumstick battery (or 18650s for my big slot-loaders!) chargers. I leave the Nitecore at home and take the EBL with me for travel since it uses a USB-C cable.

EBL Dual Slot charger - can use for standard batteries, but also fits gumsticks and 18650s! Uses a USB-C cable for charging and it's small enough to pack on a trip to Japan =)

At just under $10 USD, I like this for it's light weight, flexibility, and if I lose it, I guess I won't cry too much about it.

Nitecore D2 or UMS2 - Dual slot charger with screen. This dual-slot charger can charge them all from AA to gumstick to 18650 also and has a nice display to show you what's going on. This is my deskside charger to make sure I'm always ready to go!

Since it uses a standard 2-prong AC plug, I don't take it with me on trips. Some older hotels may have just one spare outlet available or actually hide the rest behind a nightstand, etc.

When I'm on the go, I use the aforementioned EBL one.

NOTE - this link is for the newer version than the one pictured in my video. Apparently, I have an old one!

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