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I got one of these and love it to bits;
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Brilliant little charger! And you can use it as powerbank to charge your phone and stuff….
I’ve had several and now just use the latest Eneloop charger, the Panasonic BQ-CC17SBA. It’s $15 from Amazon.com and it works perfect for me. I don’t own a single battery that isn’t an Eneloop. Seriously, every battery in every device my wife and I use/own runs on Eneloops. I use this charger for all of them, charging them all twice a year whether they need it or not.
This charger is part of the Eneloop blister pack that Costco carries, charger, 10 AA’s and 4 AA’s for thirty bones. Catch it on sale (which they do somewhat regularly, just last week I believe) for about twenty-five.
In addition to the Maha I also have the Nitecore D4. The D4 is nice but it does have have the discharge/charge cycle (very bad idea for lithium ions) so I use the Maha for the Ni-Mh and the D4 for the Li-Ions, I am quite happy with the setup. I also purhased the Xstar VP2, mainly for it’s size, powerbank capability and car charger, keep it in the work/go bag.
While the Maha is a bit more coin it has been worth every penny to me.
I ended up buying the Nitecore D4 and have been very happy with it so far. I guess time will tell. If I knew how well I would have liked the Eneloop batteries I would have switched to them a long time ago.
Eneloops are frickin’ awesome. Just lost another brand new box of alkaline batteries (Costco’s “Kirkland” brand) to leaking. These were recently purchased and never even opened, stored in a dry place, etc. So, we got our money back and did what any good EDC or CPF’r would do… promptly picked up another Eneloop charger + cells combo pack. No more alkalines in this household! 😎
On a somewhat related note, the Eneloops from ten years ago are still going strong! Been trying to label new cells with month & year of purchase for rotation. Also, running a La Crosse BC-700 for routine charging, but kept the OEM chargers in case of travel, or if a cell gets too depleted to start up in the La Crosse.
Okay, now I’m just rambling. Where did I put my coffee? :rolleyes:
It’s funny I had the same thing happen to a new unopened box of Costco Kirkland alkaline batteries too. They were leaking all in the package . I live about 1.5 hrs from Costco so I just had to throw them away. That is what got me to thinking about the Eneloop to begin with. Well that and all talk on EDCF. 😀
I get my AA’s and AAA’s from Amazon under their “Basics” brand label…
Not sure if it’s a legitimate term, but I call them “Amaloops” because the have the white tops and are made in Japan…
I’ve had great results with them with daily use.
I’m recharging on a Nitecore Intellicharger I2 and cycle through 4AA’s and 3AAA’s a week (approx.)
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Newer Eneloops are rated for 1500 charges. I assume that means a long-time trickle charge. A fast charge will reduce this number to, oh, 1300 maybe? So, if you charge the cells once a week, you’ll only be able to use them for 25 years (rather than 29…)Most modern chargers will flash charge to 90%, then trickle charge to the top. This is almost as good as trickle charging from zero. I use some big old Energizer-branded 8 cell charger at home. I zorched a 9v NiCd with it once, but it’s been great with eneloops and other NiMH cells.
Current Eneloops (gen 4) are rated at up to 2100 charges, and that number actually refers to partial charging as opposed to fully drained and re-charged cycles. Partial charging (topping-off) is better for the longevity of the battery’s life, and the advertised number of charges would be drastically lower if you waited until they fully discharged before charging them (or trying to ‘recondition’ them).Jarhead Greasemonkey said: ↑
I get my AA’s and AAA’s from Amazon under their “Basics” brand label…Not sure if it’s a legitimate term, but I call them “Amaloops” because the have the white tops and are made in Japan…
I’ve had great results with them with daily use.
I’m recharging on a Nitecore Intellicharger I2 and cycle through 4AA’s and 3AAA’s a week (approx.)
Amazon’s white-topped ‘Basics’ are gen 2 Eneloops (1500 charges). Same performance as current gen Eneloops, just a slightly lower life expectancy.The Intellicharges are great for people that don’t want/need anything more than a plug-n-play charger that won’t fry their cells. Being able to charge 18650’s and NiMH batteries at the same time without worry is a great thing 😉
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Amazon’s white-topped ‘Basics’ are gen 2 Eneloops (1500 charges). Same performance as current gen Eneloops, just a slightly lower life expectancy.The Intellicharges are great for people that don’t want/need anything more than a plug-n-play charger that won’t fry their cells. Being able to charge 18650’s and NiMH batteries at the same time without worry is a great thing 😉
Forgot to mention that was the main reason I bought the Intellicharger…Got a Fenix PD35 and started running 18650’s…
It’s cool to charge two different sizes at the same time.
I thought I’d update this and let y’all know what I’m currently using. I still use the Panasonic BQ-CC17SBA and it’s still going strong. Since it’s a compact charger, it does tend to allow the cells to hold a fair amount of heat when they charge for a while. Because of this, and because I wanted to be able to jump up to 800 for charging AA’s, I picked up the Opus BT-C2000. It’s a fantastic charger for the money and has been really good so far.
I now have several devices that require alkaline batteries, but I’m thinking of going to Eneloops just to see what happens. If I can get away with it, I will. Now I just need to find a good rechargeable 9volt for my smoke alarms.
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