Preamble:
************************************While travelling and visiting friends in rural India recently, I was using NiMH "AA" cells, and Rayovac rechargeable alkaline "AA" cells to power my digital camera.
To recharge them I was using a "GP" brand (model GPKB34P) charger , and a Rayovac Model PS1 charger. Both are 117v 60Hz devices, and I was running them through a 220 > 110 volt transformer.
Power outages were common in the area and sometimes a farm tractor with a jury-rigged generator running off the "power take off" shaft, was used to supply electricity to the farm house. During one evening when I was away visiting other relatives of theirs, it seems there was a "brown-out" sort of situation due to the tractor running at an unusually slow speed for several hours. I saw the flickering honey-color tungsten lamps in the house when I returned and realized that my chargers were not getting proper voltage !
The chargers both appear to be dead. The transformer survived, according to subsequent tests with a volt meter.
***********************************Question: Are either of these 2 chargers likely to be easily repairable?
Thanks !
-RS-