REQ: AA battery recharger..

workaccount

Anyone able to help?

Doodlebug

www.7dayshop.com - great prices and reliable - have a look at their fast charger - comes with car adaptor and works worldwide if you need it!

Baraboo

Have to agree with 7 day shop being the best value for rechargeables and chargers.

pissed

You could also try ledshoppe, I have bought a few pieces off them but not batteries. Free shipping on all items too

http://www.ledshoppe.com/battery.htm

workaccount

Right cheers the quick replys. The question now is which one should I get. I want batterys that are around 3000mah.

Is the postage £3.95 to Ireland aswell? It does not say that clearly on the site.

Doodlebug

I think the largest capacity I've seen for AA on 7dayshop.com is 2800mAh - have a good few of these myself - working without problems - good capacity for digital camera, etc.

Yes, the P&P fee is for the whole order - (they will break it up into different packages, if necessary, to stay under the £18 VAT limit from the Channel Islands).

spongbob

i have one of these i bought from an eletrical store in waterford about 5 weeks ago, turns out i didn't need it after all cause my didital camera came with rechargable batteries the one i bought is a duracell and contains 2 Duracell recharable AA batteries. il stick an add up in adverts if you want to see / buy it. its still wraped in plastic not open?

i hope im not braking any rules here folks* im just merly trying to help another bordies member out is all! i can edit this post if anyone has any objections!?

workaccount

How long does it usually take to recharge batterys?

joe25

This looks good.

15 minute charge time.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Uniross-15-Minute-Charger-2-AA-Batteries-RC103811_W0QQitemZ290162806232QQihZ019QQcategoryZ50603QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

TJM

Spend a little more and get a recharger that (a) charges each battery individually, (b) has "smart charging" (i.e. charges only until full, rather than for a preset time) and (c) has a slow charge option. Fast charges are ok once in a while but repeated fast charging will destroy NiMH rechargeables.

workaccount

I wonder though if those ultra fast chargers are bad for the batteries.

Mine were done in 15mins on a work charger this morning. I was expecting maybe 4hrs.

spongbob

i was thinking the same thing i seen aldi selling a charger for 15 euro last month and 4 pack AA rechargeable batteries for 3/4 euro, i was thinking somthing so cheap could'nt possable last long so i went and got a known brand Duracell. iv yet to try it out

workaccount

TJM wrote:

Spend a little more and get a recharger that (a) charges each battery individually, (b) has "smart charging" (i.e. charges only until full, rather than for a preset time) and (c) has a slow charge option. Fast charges are ok once in a while but repeated fast charging will destroy NiMH rechargeables.

Hi TJM,
Can you recommend a charger & batteries?

I'm not putting my batteries into a fast charger like that again.

turly

I bought a few bits and bobs from them and it was all refurbished. Multi-card reader was badly scratched and held together with glue, misaligned so I couldn't insert a CF card, but other cards seemed to work. USB 'LED keyboard illuminator' was a refurb, its USB plug was absolutely manky. A LED mini torch was scratched and gouged.

Maybe I was just unlucky - haven't heard anything bad about them other than my experience...

They're good about giving money back though when I complained...

5h4mr0(k

I've got the Energizer fast charger and it's great. I've never heard of them damaging batteries.

I used plenty of different slow ones and they've just killed batteries.

The energizer one has over charge protection; a cooling fan; and batteries are charged individually.

It won't charge batteries which have already been damaged by poor charging.

My experience of Ledshoppe is you get what you pay for. The batteries are cheap and last the same length. I got rechargeable AAA batteries from them, which won't charge in the above mentioned charger - which suggests to me that they're rejects. The torches are ok. Some are a bit flimsy - but at that price what do you want?! Buy 2 of them. Think of them as an online €uro stores and you'll get the idea.

TJM

workaccount wrote:

Hi TJM,
Can you recommend a charger & batteries?

I'm not putting my batteries into a fast charger like that again.

Maha brand chargers get very good recommendations. I don't know that the choice of battery is that critical - for me the noname NiMHs seem to work just as well as the name brands. The only issue with the NiMHs is that they self discharge quite quickly. Some of the brand name ones (Sanyo Eneloops in particular) avoid this.