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Posted this on another forum, but not getting a lot of responses to the questions. I’d like to know what the consensus is on this…
I just recently bought my first eneloop batteries and a couple of the BQ-CC17 Advanced Chargers. I know the charger isn’t a great one, but it’s what I have. At this point the technology is completely new to me, and I’m not really wanting to invest a lot of time and effort into it beyond having some eneloops for my flashlights, and my kids games, etc.
My question is…the charger instructions state that the charger should only be used in a vertical wall outlet. Is there a reason for this? I’m asking because I’d like to just charge the batteries by plugging them into the strip on my work table. Would charging them in the horizontal position in the advance charger on my work table cause problems? Sorry for the stupid question, but I couldn’t find any info about his so far in searching online.
dmattaponi said: ↑
My question is…the charger instructions state that the charger should only be used in a vertical wall outlet. Is there a reason for this? I’m asking because I’d like to just charge the batteries by plugging them into the strip on my work table. Would charging them in the horizontal position in the advance charger on my work table cause problems? Sorry for the stupid question, but I couldn’t find any info about his so far in searching online.
I have the same charger, got it in a kit last year, and haven’t had any issues using it in either direction.My guess would be that the heat generated by the batteries will move better past the temperature sensors when its in the vertical position. In horizontal position the charger might have problems detecting end-of-charge and could be late in responding to catastrophic failure within the cells….. but chances of that are i think very very tiny as a slight breeze in the room where the charger is doing its thing even in vertical position will have a greater effect than it being horizontal. Cant really think of anything else right now that would be affected by the chargers positioning….
Just use it in whatever position you prefer and keep an eye on em (good advice for charging any battery ever anyways).
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My guess would be that the heat generated by the batteries will move better past the temperature sensors when its in the vertical position. In horizontal position the charger might have problems detecting end-of-charge and could be late in responding to catastrophic failure within the cells….. but chances of that are i think very very tiny as a slight breeze in the room where the charger is doing its thing even in vertical position will have a greater effect than it being horizontal. Cant really think of anything else right now that would be affected by the chargers positioning….Just use it in whatever position you prefer and keep an eye on em (good advice for charging any battery ever anyways).
These are some SLOW chargers. 300 ma for AAs, and 150 ma for AAAs and can take 6 – 7 hours to charge a fully depleted battery. Still, there’s no noticeable heat generated. Charging time aside, these things do have a few good points. You can charge one battery at a time, you don’t have to have them in pairs, a status light for each battery, uses the ‘negative Delta V’ method to determine charge, and the silly thing can be had for about US $20.BTW, if you use AAAs, the batteries don’t lay down flat in the charger slots. They’re raised up a bit.
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