need decent charger for AA/AAA

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Dan_GSR

Dan_GSR

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I need a good charger for my AA and AAA high capacity NiMH batteries
I prefer not to spend too much.

Id like something that can discharge and trickle charge. So that I can refresh some batteries.

Currently all I have is the engergizer 15 min charger
and some cells that are pretty new, it won't charge

what do you guys reccomend?
 
Dan_GSR said:
so i guess the maha C9000 is the king???
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It's certainly top tier, but you did say you didn't want to "spend too much".

At about $60, though, it's well worth it. If you use a lot of rechargeables (AA and AAA size), it would serve you well for a very long time, and probably pay for itself over time.
 
Another decent charger is the LaCrosse BC-900. I've owned one for the past 2 years, it does a great job of charging/discharging/checking my AA and AAA NiMh batteries.
 
I second the Bc-900. It just depends on your price range. If you can afford the Maha C-9000 than that is the one to get, though my wife would kill me if I ordered another charger.
 
I dont have one yet(it should be here tomorrow) but from everything i can tell the Maha c 9000 is for sure the top of the line if your willing to spend that much.
 
well $60 compared to how much i spend on my flashlights and camera equipment is a drop in the bucket

$60 compared to the $10 chargers out there is a lot
 
NiMH really don't like trickle charging. If you want to save money buy a charger that will be gentle to your cells and give you more charge/discharge cycles for their cost. Scrimping on a charger will always cost you in the long run.

I would recommend the Accumanager 2020 for ~$65 from Thomas Distributing. I've been using one for ~3 years now.
 
I've been considering a charger for almost a year now to replace my Energizer 15-min charger. It was between the BC-900, the MH-800S, and the C9000. It all came down to cost, and I went with the BC-900 for $40 shipped.

There are just too many good choices in the $40-$60 range, most of them mentioned in this thread...
 
I would say the LaCrosse BC-900 or Maha CH9000 for flexebility of modes, or you could go with the BC-700 which eliminates the higher charge currents and has a maximum charge current of 700mA. All three of the chargers have charge, discharge, refresh, and test modes. The Maha charger I have mentioned has a break in mode.
 
I must have jinxed myself by mentioning my LaCrosse BC-900. It died yesterday while charging a single AA battery. It doesn't appear to be a heat issue, as the battery inside was not deformed or hot when I checked the unit. It appears the AC adaptor has died.

I really hated the user interface on the BC-900. You had to wait at least 8 seconds after inserting each cell to choose a charging type/rate, otherwise all cells would default to the 200ma rate.
 
I have two of the Maha C-204F small chargers. They seem to work ok, but maybe ignorance is bliss.... I have a couple dozen AA's (mostly NiMh, but a few NiCd still around) from Energizer, Duracell, Nexcell, Eneloop, and ROV Hybrid that work their way thru the charger and all seem to be ok. Wonder if the higher cost chargers would be worth the money to tell me more about battery condition ?

here's a link for some of the chargers mentioned....
http://www.nimhbattery.com/nimh-aa-aaa-battery-chargers.php

BTW - I had posted another reply,
but don't see it listed in the forum, or the thread tree ?
Any ideas on the delay - are these now moderated ?
 
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Well, although I have a couple of the LaCrosse BC-900, I have to admit that the Sony AA/AAA charger for 120/240VAC with discharge capability and individual channels as found at T-D is the most straight-forward solution for me:

http://thomasdistributing.com/shop/...ml?SP_id=49&osCsid=19f47d6j7nb3ja3ru9754tiof1

I have placed over 6 of these chargers with my daughters, extended family, and tradesmen with no complaints or problems. My daughters have used them extensively in Europe (240VAC mains), also with no problem. and yes, we have had quite a few problems with other AA/AAA chargers. Some problems were due to plugging a 120VAC charger into 240VAC (smoke test time!), some were due to fried batteries on high-rate charge that did not cut off, etc. etc.
 
Ive had mine for a few days now. I did the break in on a few old cells and it did improve capacity. I am very happy with it so far.
 
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