Angeleyes/Shan SH-168DLCD
Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Summary:
Battery Type: |
1-4 AA or AAA, Ni-MH or Ni-Cd |
Modes: | Charge, Discharge, Refresh |
Display: | mV, mA, mAh, Min |
Price Paid: | 16.43 GBP (26.51 USD) |
From: | FastTech |
Date Ordered: | 27 March 2013 |
Pros:
- Lots of features for a great price
- Clear, easy to read backlit screen
- Simple to use
- Useful manual in English (and Chinese)
- 100-240V operation
Cons:
- No CE mark
- Comes with US lead only
- No power switch
Features / Value: ★★★★★
For the price, I do not think you can get a better value, feature-rich NiMH charger. It is not the fastest charger on the market, however, this charger will charge, discharge and refresh (discharge then recharge) 1-4 of your batteries at a time whilst providing some useful information.
Design / Build Quality: ★★★★☆
White case is modern and aesthetically pleasing. Plastic housing feels robust. Charger feels quite small and quite lightweight, especially when compared to my old and heavy Uniross "dumb" wall charger. Batteries of both sizes are easy to insert and remove.
User interface is quite straightforward. There are two buttons above the screen: Mode and Display. Pressing Mode cycles through the different modes - Charge, Discharge and Refresh.
Press Display to show different information: Charge/discharge voltage (mV), Charge/discharge current (mA), Cell capacity (mAh), Time charging/discharging (Min).
Whilst charging, the last digit will blink. If there is a problem with the cell (dead, improper type, or ambient temperature too high or too low), all 4 digits will blink.
There are small risers underneath (1mm aprox). I stuck on some rubber feet to help airflow.
The manual has these guides on charging time and current:
Charge/Discharge Time
Type | Capacity | Charge |
Discharge | |||
One battery | Two batteries | Three batteries | Four batteries | One to four batteries | ||
AA | 2000mAh | ~120min | ~180min | ~180min | ~240min | ~220min |
AAA | 700mAh | ~75min | ~75min | ~110min | ~150min | ~75min |
Charge/Discharge Current
Type | Charge | Discharge | |||
One battery | Two batteries | Three batteries | Four batteries | One to four batteries | |
AA | 1060mA | 1060mA | 710mA | 530mA | 550mA |
AAA | 630mA | 630mA | 410mA | 320mA | 550mA |
What you get (charger, manual and figure-8 US cable):
The model number shown at boot up (u30 could be software revision?):
How the batteries fit:
The label on the back:
A short video demonstration: