John Stumbles wrote:
Looking for a fast, intelligent charger for AA and AAA NiMHs (and
NiCds), with independent charge control for each cell, and effective
time and/or temperature safety cutoffs.

I.E. not like http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.stumbles/charger.jpg

http://www.vanson.com.hk/details/p3035.html claims that your (ex)
charger did all that already. Looks like a refund is in order - you
can definitely say that the "temperature sensors to avoid ...
over-heating" weren't working!

Maybe it's just a case of cheap = not so cheerful?

--
Tony