Panasonic Ni-MH BQ390 charger versus Sanyo NC-MQH01U

[aviv]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone with more experience re: battery chargers can help me out.

I recently picked up a battery pack from Costco which came with a bunch of Eneloop batteries (2000 MaH) and the Sanyo NC-MQH01U charger. The price was right and I've seen a lot of internet chatter raving about how great Eneloops are, so I figured it would be a good buy.

But now I'm wondering how this charger stacks up against the Panasonic BQ390, which I had been considering buying instead. The batteries that come with that charger are also supposed to keep their charge for a long time, like the eneloops, and they have the added benefit of being a higher MaH.

So... is one brand of batteries/charger better than the other? What have you guys experienced?

Also, regardless of which charger I get, I can charge any brand of NI-MH batteries in any other brand of NI-MH charger, right, in spite of the dire warnings that come with more operating instructions?

Grateful for any help you guys might be able to provide on this!

 

[Robstorch]

I have 3 of the bq-390s and they are great. Charge batteries pretty full, can use it for 1,2,3 or 4 cells, Cells stay cool to the touch. 3hr or so recharge time for most batteries, smallest charger I have found.
Dont know much about the Sanyo but here is the owerns manual..
http://us.sanyo.com/batteries/pdfs/MQH01_manual.pdf