Fans of Vanson B1C "Smart charger"?

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I've had this charger for a year and am happy with it.
It can charge up to 4 cells in any capacity like AAA, AA, C and D and even 9V.

It's cost is $25.

No display window and D cells take a long time.

I hope one day to own one of these cool Maha chargers with digital display, but for now, this is what I have. I might use it until it breaks.

 

[mdocod]

BC1HU??

I think you are talking about a vanson speedy box, also called a BC1HU...

I use one... it's good for AA and AAA cells in my experience, but misses the termination for C and D cells about 25% of the time.... so you just have to know in your gut that it is done.

 

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Yes, Vanson speedy BC1HU

I've never had issues charging D cells, actually.

This thing is so affordable that it doesn't really matter to me. Sure, there are better chargers available (probably everything else) But I like this one.

Until I win one of these Maha 808 chargers on fleabay.

 

[mdocod]

The 808 is my "dream" charger, it actually charges fast enough to have a better chance of detecting the end-of-charge on a large capacity D cell... still too slow IMO, maxing out at 2 amps is great, but on a 10-12AH D cell that's still 6 hours or so... IMO, from what I have read, I think the optimal charge rate is around an hour in most cases. which would mean a charger with the ability to dump 10+ amps for those big D NIMHs... I haven't seen any multi-bay chargers that charge at that rate, only RC pack chargers... (my pack charger will do 6.5A)

 

[pedalinbob]

"I think you are talking about a vanson speedy box, also called a BC1HU..."

I have one. Love it! I only use AA bats, and have had no problems at all.
What I like about it is that it is simple enough for my wife to use it.
Put the bats in: Red = not done, green = good. Flashing means (probably) a junk cell. Simple.

My only VERY minor gripe is that it can seem a bit slow at times...but, I think it tops of the batteries very well, and charges them safely.

I believe Silverfox has tested it thoroughly, and determined that (with AA bats), if you let them charge normally, but leave them in for a while to allow some trickle charging, the bats really top up nicely. (I believe he also stated the higher capacity D cells may not charge completely because of the time-out circuit, so you need to terminate charging and re-start to top them off)
I typically leave my cells charging overnight.

This mirrors my own experiences, as my Kodak 2500's (people have had problems with some of the 2500 bats) have been positively stellar. My devices rung a LONG time-- substantially longer than my Rayovac hybrids or older Energizer 2100's. I believe this is a testament to both the batteries' capacity and the charger's abilities...but, I'm not a pro on this stuff.
Though I love the Rayovacs, I also love the extended runtimes of the higher capacity bats.

Are any of the higher-cap bats holding up ok, or have people abandoned them?

Also, I don't use any super high drain devices. The worst is my camera...which is nothing compared to some of those super-incans.

I think the little Vanson is a fantastic charger. especially if you are an "average" user, and you want simplicity.

Almost forgot: Vanson has a newer charger called the Vanson V-2299. It looks similar to the Speedybox. I wonder what the difference is?

 

[Akita]

I have been using the Vanson V-2299 for quite a while now.

No complaints,and it charges faster than the older Vanson models.

Everything I throw at it seems to top off quite nicely.

I have a Maha also and the differences in quality are not an issue with me.

They both get the job done very well.

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