Entries by Shawn Lam

Battery Charger Meltdown Part 3

Update on Battery Charger Meltdown Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 4 _____ I mentioned yesterday that Amazon completed an investigation and concluded that the La Crosse BC-9009 “is safe if used as intended and has been reinstated for purchase.” I wrote this reply back to Anthony Dunkley, the Amazon Customer Service Executive: (note […]

Battery Charger Meltdown – part 2

Update to Battery Charger Meltdown Part 1. Battery Charger Meltdown Part 3 Battery Charger Meltdown Part 4 December 28 2009 UPDATE to Part 2: I received an email from Anthony in Amazon Executive Customer Relations I’ve confirmed that your concern regarding the La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger has been fully investigated by Amazon.com, […]

Battery Charger Meltdown

February 10, 2010 Update: LaCrosse announced it has identified the problem behind the rash of battery charger meltdowns and is voluntarily replacing the affected A/C adapter, which is outputting too much voltage. If you have a LaCross BC-9009 purchased between October 1st 2009 and January 15, 2010 and your A/C adapter has the roman numeral […]

2009 EventDV 25 voting now open

Voting for the 4th annual EventDV 25 – recognizing the video production industry’s most influential videographers is now open until January 15, 2010. Winners will be announced February 24, 2010 on Eventdv-tv.com Cast you vote here: http://www.eventdv.net/eventdv25/register.aspx Rules: You may vote as many as 25 times, but you may vote for one person/company only once. […]

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BCPVA year end speech

After 5 years as the President of the BC Professional Videographers Association, I’ve decided that it is time for me to step-aside and allow a new leader to lead this group of professional videographers. My wife and I are also have a baby in January so the timing was good too. Below is my closing […]

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What’s the deal with rechargeable batteries?

I’m in the process of replacing my Sennheiser Evolution 100 lav mic systems with the new Sennheiser Evolution 100 G3 ones (because they have diversity) and decided to revisit my battery choices. In the past I was simply using Alkaline AA’s from Costco (Kirkland) but didn’t like the fact that I was constantly throwing them […]