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Steve Terry
Mar 8, 2012, 1:29:38 PM3/8/12
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Spike wrote:
> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or 4
> AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>
> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was attracted
> by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in any
> combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
<snip>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-battery-charger-Version/dp/B003S4JQS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331202482&sr=8-1
> HTH
>
30quid! At that price it would have to be more than intelligent
it'd have to be a genius
Steve Terry
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> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or 4
> AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>
> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was attracted
> by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in any
> combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
<snip>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-battery-charger-Version/dp/B003S4JQS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331202482&sr=8-1
> HTH
>
30quid! At that price it would have to be more than intelligent
it'd have to be a genius
Steve Terry
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auld barsteward
Mar 8, 2012, 2:03:33 PM3/8/12
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On Mar 8, 11:22 am, Spike <Aero.Spike@S&T.invalid> wrote:
> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or 4
> AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>
> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was attracted
> by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in any
> combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
>
> What a surprise - this is a very comprehensive multi-mode charger.
> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or 4
> AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>
> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was attracted
> by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in any
> combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
>
>
> There are two minor provisos: the capacity limit for any one cell is
> 3000mAh; and the settable current (see later) for bay 1 sets the
> current limit for bays 2 - 4.
>
> There are three selectable charging currents: 700, 500, and the
> default of 200 mA. The discharge currents (see later) are one-half of
> the charging currents. Options need to be set within 8 seconds of
> placing a cell in a bay.
>
> There are four operating modes:
>
> - Charge: place cells in the bays, and they will be recharged at the
> default 200 mA
>
> - Discharge: cells are fully discharged at the appropriate rate
> (default 100 mA), then fully charged.
>
> - Refresh: cells are discharged and recharged repeatedly until there
> is no further improvement in capacity
>
> - Test: cells are first fully charged, then discharged to determine
> the capacity, and then recharged.
>
> There are four readout options, which are selectable for each bay:
>
> - charging or discharging current (as appropriate)
>
> - elapsed time
>
> - cell voltage
>
> - mAh
>
> There is an overheat cut-off should the cells reach 53 degC during
> charging.
>
> When 'Full' is displayed, the cells are trickle-charged at 5 percent
> of the selected charging current.
>
> The unit comes with a wall-wart charger, except that some outlets
> might sell units with Euro-style pins: watch for a 'UK' designation.
> Full instructions are included, as is a Quick Start guide.
>
> So far, I have Refreshed all my rechargeables and noted the resultant
> reported capacities, allowing me to select those with similar
> capacities to be used together, maximising operating time and
> minimising 'reversed charging' of the lowest-capacity cells. Dealing
> with 3 cells at a time is no problem at all.
>
> Be aware that Refreshing high-capacity cells at the default rates can
> take several days.
>
> I have settled into a routine of putting all my cells through a
> Discharge once a month - it means than none deteriorate from non-use,
> memory effects are minimised, and cells are available for instant use.
>
> Read Amazon reviews here:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-battery-charger-Versio...
>
> HTH
>
> --
>
> Spike
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Steve Terry
Mar 9, 2012, 1:20:53 PM3/9/12
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Spike wrote:
> There is a difference between price and value.
> What more features could such a charger have?
<snip>
>
Of course a real Radio Armature would build a better one out of half
an aubergine and a scrap VHS recorder ;-)
> Steve Terry wrote:
>
>> Spike wrote:
>>> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
>>> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or
>>> 4 AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
>>> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
>>> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>>>
>>> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was
>>> attracted by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in
>>> any combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
>> <snip>
>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-battery-charger-Version/dp/B003S4JQS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331202482&sr=8-1
>>> HTH
>>>
>> 30quid! At that price it would have to be more than intelligent
>> it'd have to be a genius
>
> <cough>
>
>> Spike wrote:
>>> I have a couple of items that take 3 AA cells, for which I use NiMH
>>> rechargeables. However, the Maha charger I was using only held 2 or
>>> 4 AA/AAA cells, the pairs of which could not be mixed. This made
>>> recharging an awkward process, having to use two batches of 3 cells,
>>> then recharging as a group of four and a group of three.
>>>
>>> i saw a reference to this charger on another group, and was
>>> attracted by the fact that it could recharge 1 to 4 AA/AAA cells in
>>> any combination, so went ahead and purchased it.
>> <snip>
>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-battery-charger-Version/dp/B003S4JQS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331202482&sr=8-1
>>> HTH
>>>
>> 30quid! At that price it would have to be more than intelligent
>> it'd have to be a genius
>
> There is a difference between price and value.
> What more features could such a charger have?
<snip>
>
Of course a real Radio Armature would build a better one out of half
an aubergine and a scrap VHS recorder ;-)
doug
Mar 9, 2012, 8:22:59 PM3/9/12
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Thermionic Onion
Mar 10, 2012, 3:21:57 AM3/10/12
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On 09/03/2012 10:04, Spike wrote:
> I disposed of my super Tox-supplied AA NiMH batteries because my
> previous charger, which used a go/no-go evaluative system, said they
> were no good and refused to recharge them. It also said that my
> replacement Eneloops were no good after a few months use. I now
> suspect the charger was rubbish rather than the cells being defective.
> I might have saved the cost of replacements...which came to more than
> the cost of this charger.
GP Book end charger by any chance ?
I have one of those, charges in 45 min.
Me and a chum are starting to have suspicions that
the charger hammers the cells too hard resulting in
premature death of the cells.
My chum has now bought a La Croix unit, same as yours I believe.
I'm waitng for some long term feedback on it before investing
in one.
I gave him 4 Vapex 2900ma AA cells to play with last week.
They were about 1 year old, used a few times but ALWAYS kept
tooped up are immediatly charged after use.
The GP book end charger didn't want to know them.
The La Croix analysed them and said that 3 of the cells were
now 2600ma, and the fourth was 2850ma.
I think these superfast chargers are really intended for users
of digital cameras etc, where a fast turnaround and state of
readiness is primary to the long term health of the cells.
The latter being of more importance to skinflint radio amateurs
than the "I've got a new battery eating digital camera and I've got
momney to burn" users.
> I disposed of my super Tox-supplied AA NiMH batteries because my
> previous charger, which used a go/no-go evaluative system, said they
> were no good and refused to recharge them. It also said that my
> replacement Eneloops were no good after a few months use. I now
> suspect the charger was rubbish rather than the cells being defective.
> I might have saved the cost of replacements...which came to more than
> the cost of this charger.
GP Book end charger by any chance ?
I have one of those, charges in 45 min.
Me and a chum are starting to have suspicions that
the charger hammers the cells too hard resulting in
premature death of the cells.
My chum has now bought a La Croix unit, same as yours I believe.
I'm waitng for some long term feedback on it before investing
in one.
I gave him 4 Vapex 2900ma AA cells to play with last week.
They were about 1 year old, used a few times but ALWAYS kept
tooped up are immediatly charged after use.
The GP book end charger didn't want to know them.
The La Croix analysed them and said that 3 of the cells were
now 2600ma, and the fourth was 2850ma.
I think these superfast chargers are really intended for users
of digital cameras etc, where a fast turnaround and state of
readiness is primary to the long term health of the cells.
The latter being of more importance to skinflint radio amateurs
than the "I've got a new battery eating digital camera and I've got
momney to burn" users.
2m0sil
Mar 10, 2012, 5:49:26 AM3/10/12
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tonylo...@gmail.com
May 9, 2014, 3:32:43 PM5/9/14
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Dear All,
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
This new UK Model BC- 700 is value of money, better than BL-700
this new UK model can be bought on the following link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K0MY360
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
This new UK Model BC- 700 is value of money, better than BL-700
this new UK model can be bought on the following link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K0MY360
tonylo...@gmail.com
May 9, 2014, 3:35:27 PM5/9/14
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tonylo...@gmail.com
May 9, 2014, 3:36:23 PM5/9/14
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K0MY360
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:29:38 PM UTC, Steve Terry wrote:
tonylo...@gmail.com
May 12, 2014, 2:58:52 PM5/12/14
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On Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:29:38 PM UTC, Steve Terry wrote:
Dear All,
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
This new UK Model BC- 700 is value of money, better than BL-700 and cheaper
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
tonylo...@gmail.com
May 16, 2014, 3:59:00 PM5/16/14
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On Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:29:38 PM UTC, Steve Terry wrote:
Dear All,
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
This new UK Model BC- 700 is value of money, better than BL-700
I used to have BL-700 which I used for over a year, it slipped from son's hand, fell down on hard floor, it cracked the LCD display, so I had to get another one and I bought the Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, from Amazon, I found out, BL- 700 and New UK Model BC-700, both are 100% same, there is no difference, what so ever.
Main battery charger unit, instruction book and power supply 100 % identical.
I even used the old BL-700 power supply with the New UK Model BC-700, It worked fine.
BL-700 comes with UK plug only but BC-700 New UK model comes with UK and EU plug, 2 in 1, for the price of one, BC-700 is a better value of money.
EU plug can be handy when you are in Europe, on work or holiday.
Search for Technoline BC-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger New UK Version (UK & EU) 2 in 1, on Amazon and see it for your self.
This new UK Model BC- 700 is value of money, better than BL-700
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