Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

I just ordered a pair from e-bay, can the E-61 USB charger connect directly to the N800? It mentioned fitting a nokia phone and the photo looked small enough.... *crosses fingers* [edit] YEA! the connector fits and charges the N800, now I can trickle charge at work!

Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

I ordered an eBay "N800" battery from Hong Kong - and I was sent the wrong one. They said they'd send me the correct one after I sent them a .jpg comparison shot.
I also got an cheap car charger for the N800. It seems to charge intermittedly and is good only for plugging in and using directly when the battery is low.
I'm considering one of those emergency single AA battery chargers. I just bought the Energizer 2 AA Nokia phone charger, but seems less "pocketable"

Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

One AA won't do much at all.

Batteries and chargers from HK eBayers have always worked for me, but their lifespan is almost always very short. I had two chargers for my Nikon break from being dropped 6" onto a desk. Batteries often stop holding a charge after a few months. I still got a knock-off Nokia battery (right down to the copied hologram) for my N810 because they're so damned cheap. If I charge often enough, I'll never have to use it.

I'd hate to pay up for a real Nokia battery and then never use it.

Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

My HK Nokia Klone battery is most certainly lighter than my factory one. When charged up, it first indicated something like having 5 hr.s worth of use-time (as opposed to 7 on the real battery). Of course, neither last as long in actual use. Hard to beat the price, tho!

Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

The cheap ebay charger I bought and the two hong kong batteries I bought are still working great. I can't tell the difference between the hk batteries and the real Nokia one in practice, though maybe if I timed them closely there would be a difference.

There was a problem, though. The cheap charger came with ANOTHER battery, that looked like a real Nokia battery. It was so exactly the size of my battery slot that I had a hard time getting it out of my N800! In the process of getting it out I damaged it and never used it again.

No one on this forum has reported an exploding battery of any kind.

Re: Real BP-5L charger?
 

I use two Lenmar batteries purchased from Staples on line and a travell charger I bought at Circuit City and they are performing the same as the original Nokia. I initially checked for any unusual heating, but all was cool, literary ang figuratively.