On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:05:01 GMT
lid (AnthonyL) wrote:

On Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:27:52 +0100, Davey
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:16:31 +0100
newshound wrote:

On 04/04/2014 11:30, Davey wrote:
Our Duracell NiMH AA/AAA recharger has died. I have recently
added some 1700 mAh batteries to the mix of original 1300 mAh
ones, which may or may not have precipitated its death. I am
looking for a replacement charger, able to sensibly recharge
these, preferably in any mix. Are there any brands/models known
to be good or bad?

I'll look at Maplin, CPC, etc, but personal recommendations are
always welcome.

Well worth paying the extra for proper "smart" chargers rather than
the bargain basement: smart chargers make sure a mixed set all get
"filled", and don't destroy cells by overcharging.

I would agree, with my little knowledge. Hopefully a cheaper Ansmann
will still be Smart enough. I don't need to charge 8 cells at once,
for example.

The Duracell was supposed to be 'microprocessor controlled', but I
think I just overloaded it by using higher capacity cells, defeating
any brain power it had by brute force.


When I investigated a couple of years ago I ended up with the
Technoline BL700 intelligent, AA and AAA. I also gradually moved over
to Eneloop batteries after chasing high power batteries only to learn
that they had high internal resistance. I nearly threw away a digital
camera until someone pointed me in the Eneloop direction. Camera sits
in boot of car - months at a time and still fires up when needed.



Yes, I have read about the Eneloop batteries. But first, I need to get
a charger.

--
Davey.