Originally Posted by Duragrouch

New to this thread. Timer is excellent idea. I used to volunteer at a place that had about 10 handheld 2-way radios for the staff, this was 15 years ago and I didn't know if the chargers were "smart" chargers. All the chargers together did not draw much power, so I plugged them into two power strips, then both of those into a simple $5 light timer, I experimented until I knew about how long on average they took to recharge each day, set the time for a bit longer, can't recall if charge time was 1 or 2 hours each night. Set the start time late enough that it was 2 hours after all staff left, so no radios got missed, but early enough in the evening that I was still there while charging, a good safety precaution. Worked great.