Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Yes, I have to charge batteries but after years of dealing with them, it's not that difficult to remember to take the battery off each and every night to charge. I also have more than 1 battery pack per light which are always charged (and I rotate through them).
I have an 8 cell pack on my MagicShine system. I only have to charge every 4 days or so. I use a 4 cell pack to last that last day, so I only have to charge on the weekend.
I do have to swap camera batteries every day though. I'm working on that.