Where to get eneloop + charger?

I have enough of them, just a no-brainer and they are now even cheaply available on-line in Finland!

I got my ones for £1.12 each

So me charging them at 1680mA, would have no problems? That's the max charge rate for one battery.

I’ve been charging mine at 1.5A all the time and I never had any problems - I guess extra 180mA won’t make them suffer either :slight_smile:

Only thing that seriously hurts eneloops are those pesky 15 min chargers.

Thanks Shadowww

Eneloop AA are specified for Fast-Charge at 2000mA (see its specs PDF), in 1.1hrs, which means that Sanyo/Panasonic lets you charge them with up to 2.0A.

cpf and Maha corp (and kreisler) recommend 1000mA; the cell will stay cool for the entire session.

check with 1680mA. if the cell gets warm, then it's not bad .. but heat itself does degrade a cell's quality (aging, capacity, LSD). Normal NiMH's would degrade by 2.0A and its produced heat (no doubt!), Eneloops not (robust!).

Just check the temperature and report back, thanks!! ( oh man, sometimes i can be real smarta$$ haha )

Question:

Which is the best (or most recommendable) of the Sanyo NiMH chargers (and why)?

Friends ask me about good chargers but dont want to pay the BC-700 or C9000 price, tss.

From what I've read, none of them is really good because they dont follow the NiMH charging algorithm like BC700 and similar do.. therefore I'd buy the MQR06 because its the fastest. ;)

Oh, and for that price, you can get a BC700. Oopsie. :P

you are right thanks NightCrawl!!

the very best charger from the Sanyo NiMH charger series is the MQR06. It has 4(four) LED's!!!

costs 17.99$ shipped, please buy and use coupon code kreis*rap on your preferred shoping site :D

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190655219243

I thought the "the more LEDs, the better" was only valid for flashlights, but if you want to use that rule for a charger, I'm fine with that.. :P

BC700 is 23€ shipped from Germany.. ;)

i am wondering if the MQR06 (~18$) is a better purchase than the i4 V2 (19.xx$). the BC700 is out of line! :P

None of them chargers NiMH correctly, so if he might switch to LiIon, give him the i4.

But keep in mind that these Sanyo chargers are only good for Eneloops.

okay, will keep that in mind thx :)

i will suggest both chargers because they are priced similarly. If one uses exclusively Eneloops, then the MQR06 would be better imho. Because it charges faster!!

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Actually the MQR06 follows correct charging algorithm for NiMH, with delta-V termination.
It also charges cells individually, and not in pairs. And here in Europe, MQR06 + four Eneloop XX bundle costs much less than the BC-700. :stuck_out_tongue:

Chargers and eneloops here:

http://www.batteribyen.dk/genopladelige-batterier/genopladelige-batterier-sanyo-eneloop

6 dkr = 1$

Then it maybe was one of the smaller.. but here in Germany, the price for MQR06 + four Eneloops is the same as the price of a BC700. But the BC700 is much more useful. :P

within NightCrawl's country:

MQR06 + 0 Eneloop: 17.99US$ shipped (=14.19€)

MQR06 + 4xAA Eneloop: 22.50€ shipped

BC700 + 0 Eneloop: 22.95€ shipped

BC700 loses here. I win :P

True if you use Eneloop only. But I've got several other NiMH cells. :)

MQR06 actually works with any NiMH’s, I’m using it w/ my Sanyo 2700mAh’s, SoShine 2500mAh’s and Duracell 2650 mAh’s without any problems.

Yes, it works.. but not all cells are rated for a current of 1120mA. You could also charge Panasonic 3100mAh cells at 3A but they are rated for 870mA.