AA Battery Recharger

Mr_Toad

cameltoe wrote: »

You are just being childish now but here is a link to an intelligent charger available on the High Street for the same price as the rubbish one that you recommended.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/panasonic-intelligent-quattro-nimh-aaa-and-aa-battery-charger-n39na

I have seen these inteligent chargers in various supermarkets e.g. Morrisons, ASDA but can't provide links to those items.

I have used one from 7day shop for well over a decade with no problems!

I've also got an excellent intelligent changer from the 7dayshop that wasn't expensive.

Not too different from this one for £7.99

https://www.7dayshop.com/aa-aaa-battery-chargers/lloytron-aa-aaa-intelligent-lcd-home-charger

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Top_Dog wrote: »

Which one would you recommend and one that is not expensive that I can buy in store

More of a question is what rechargeable batteries would I use and without hesitation I'd say Panasonic Eneloops as the have very low self discharge and a high number of charge cycles. They are more expensive but well worth the money, purchase from trusted sources to avoid fakes.

I've read that the Amazon basics low discharge batteries are re-badged 1st gen Eneloops but I've not tested that piece of information myself so I can't vouch for it, anyone care to comment on that ?

Moneymaker

The Eneloop brand is by Sanyo (not Panasonic).
I won't use anything else!

grumbler

Moneymaker wrote: »

The Eneloop brand is by Sanyo (not Panasonic).

LadyDee

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I've also got an excellent intelligent changer from the 7dayshop that wasn't expensive.

Not too different from this one for £7.99

https://www.7dayshop.com/aa-aaa-battery-chargers/lloytron-aa-aaa-intelligent-lcd-home-charger

Thanks for that - I'm in need of a new charger. I also need batteries, would you recommend the 7-day shop ones or I was going to get some Amazon Basics -which ones should I buy?

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Moneymaker wrote: »

The Eneloop brand is by Sanyo (not Panasonic).
I won't use anything else!

Knock,knock it's Spring and time to wake up

Panasonic bought out Sanyo 5 years ago, however Sanyo did originally pioneer the low discharge NiMH rechargables.

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LadyDee wrote: »

Thanks for that - I'm in need of a new charger. I also need batteries, would you recommend the 7-day shop ones or I was going to get some Amazon Basics -which ones should I buy?

To be sure, I'd buy the Panasonic Eneloops, I ordered 2 packs of 8 AA when they were on an Amazon Lightening deal last week. They are more expensive but they do hold their charge extremely well when compared to standard NiMH batteries.

I can't say for certain which of the Amazon basics may be re-badged 1st gen Eneloops

I suspect these may be as they are Made in Japan but there is little price differential compared to the 4th gen Panasonic badged Eneloops:

Amazon Basics

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-Pre-Charged-Rechargeable-Batteries-2000/dp/B00CWNMV4G/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1449307461&sr=1-2&keywords=amazon+basics+aa

Panasonic Eneloops 4th Gen:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-eneloop-BK-3MCCE-8BE-Batteries/dp/B00JZBX8DQ/ref=pd_sim_23_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51FjGqEjF4L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=10XQFTKYMVC31JEAGPE4


Anyone know for certain ?

victor2

I use eneloops for my camera with one set in the camera and another charged and waiting to be used. Because they hold their charge well, it's ideal for my use. It could be months between the need to change batteries and the last thing you need is to find the set you thought were charged have gone flat.
I'd also say to avoid cheap chargers. You don't want a fast charge, but a smart charger that you can just leave plugged on overnight, knowing it will not "overcharge" the batteries.

Top_Dog

I have been looking at a Duracell AA/AAA charger with 2 batteries included from Argos reduced by 1/3 to £10 and with very good reviews


anybody know anymore about it

wiggers

Charging NiMH batteries is a complex task and you'll not get your money's worth if you use a cheap timer charger. There's a whole article on the subject here:

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_nickel_metal_hydride

I got one of these chargers a while ago and it has rejuvenated batteries I was about to throw out:

http://ansmannenergy.co.uk/?p=147