ChibiM
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This is a fairly common question asked on CPF
Let`s make this thread a help and guide line for (new) users to see what charger fits eneloops.
Not sure if your charger works well for eneloops?
Please Ask your "eneloop" Charger Questions here, as well as giving your suggestions/reviews.
Please NOTE:
Panasonic recommends to use their own Panasonic eneloop chargers for all eneloop batteries.
Other recommended chargers for eneloop:
Basically its best to stay away from Timer-Based chargers!
Timer based chargers will charge the batteries for a certain amount of time, without being "smart" enough to see if the battery is full. This can result in Over-Charger which hurts the quality of the batteries.
Basically the recommended chargers are "Smart" chargers!
Smart chargers can detect whether a cell is full.
Below an overview of the Panasonic chargers, old and new. The new chargers are marked with the BQ code.
If you are looking for info on an eneloop charger .. check out the link for all eneloop chargers produced by Sanyo and Panasonic?
*1 BQ-C25 is a multi battery charger, and can charge 9V batteries, 2 in total.
*2 Fast charging can only be done with 2 cells. and not with 4 at the same time.
*3 the BQ-CC24 is a timer based charger especially for eneloop Lite, therefore its not recommended to use with standard eneloops.
*4 zero power consumption is that the charger will use less than 0.005 watt when not in use, according to IEC62301 it qualifies for Zero Power Consumption.
PDF info link
Let`s make this thread a help and guide line for (new) users to see what charger fits eneloops.
Not sure if your charger works well for eneloops?
Please Ask your "eneloop" Charger Questions here, as well as giving your suggestions/reviews.
Please NOTE:
Panasonic recommends to use their own Panasonic eneloop chargers for all eneloop batteries.
Other recommended chargers for eneloop:
- Maha MH C9000 analyzer (review) (discussion thread) $50 +/-
- SkyRC NC2500 bluetooth analyzer (review) (discussion thread) $80 +/-
- SkyRC MC3000 (not yet available, see discussion thread) price: 100+?
- Opus BT C3100/3400 analyzer also for LiIon (review) $40 +/-
- Technoline/Voltcraft/Lacrosse BC700 BC900 BC1000 $35+
Basically its best to stay away from Timer-Based chargers!
Timer based chargers will charge the batteries for a certain amount of time, without being "smart" enough to see if the battery is full. This can result in Over-Charger which hurts the quality of the batteries.
Basically the recommended chargers are "Smart" chargers!
Smart chargers can detect whether a cell is full.
Below an overview of the Panasonic chargers, old and new. The new chargers are marked with the BQ code.
BQ-CC11 | BQ-CC16 | BQ-CC17 | BQ-CC21 | BG-CC22 | BQ-CC23 | BQ-CC24 | BQ-CC25 | MQH03 | |
Battery fitment | 4 cells | 4 cells | 4 cells | 4 cells | 4 cells | 2 cells | 2 cells | 4+2*1 | 4 cells |
AAA | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
AA | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-4 | - |
D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-4 | - |
9V*1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-2 | - |
Smart charge | Smart | Smart | Smart | Smart | Smart | Smart | -(timer) | - | Smart |
Charge time | |||||||||
Fast charge*2 1-2 AA or AAA | 2 hours | 2 hours | - | 2 hours | 4 hours | 4 hours | *3 | 6 hours | 1 hour |
normal charge | 4 hours | 4 hours | 5-8 hours | 4 hours | 8 hours | 8 hours | 7 hours | 6 hours | 2 hours |
Zero Power consumption *4 | yes | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | ? |
Voltage | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240 | 100-240, 12v DC |
Available in: | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | |||
Plus: | US plug | US plug | US plug | US plug | US plug | US plug |
If you are looking for info on an eneloop charger .. check out the link for all eneloop chargers produced by Sanyo and Panasonic?
*1 BQ-C25 is a multi battery charger, and can charge 9V batteries, 2 in total.
*2 Fast charging can only be done with 2 cells. and not with 4 at the same time.
*3 the BQ-CC24 is a timer based charger especially for eneloop Lite, therefore its not recommended to use with standard eneloops.
*4 zero power consumption is that the charger will use less than 0.005 watt when not in use, according to IEC62301 it qualifies for Zero Power Consumption.
PDF info link
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