My sincere thanks for all replies and the aggregated expertise! It
seems that I should get a Maha/Powerex MH-C9000 charger. I'm presently
using a Sanyo "Super Quick Charger", model NC-MQH01U - bought with a
pack of NiMH's at COSTCO a couple of years ago for around $30. I've
no idea what the so-called "C-rate" is but the cells get quite hot
before it cuts off (my guess is that it does not have a temperature
sensors.) Does anyone know a good source, preferably in Canada, for
the Maha/Powerex MH-C9000 charger?

I'd suggest seeing if Thomas Distributing will ship to Canada.

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