The Ansmann is fairly expensive, the Titanium not so bad, except it will probably have a rather high shipping charge.
I might buy one for test, but not just now.
It is, of course, always possible to ask dealers/manufacturers if they will give me one for review If many people ask there is a good possibility I will get one.
I have contacted the following charger OEMs or Distributors to request they send a charger to HKJ for a review. If you also want a review on any of these chargers please send an email to the addresses below.
If you plan to send requests to these OEMs or Distributors ask HKJ for his address so you can provide it to them. I have it but did not want to post it without his permission.
Bill
Judging from the negative responses I have been receiving from Charger OEMs in order to get a charger to HKJ for a review we may have to chip in and buy them. We could have it shipped to HKJ. We can’t expect HKJ to buy every charger we are interested in so he can review it for us. He has been very generous to us with his time and resources so we can get a Professional charger review. May it is time for us to step up? I’ve grown tired of wasting money buying chargers with the hope it is a good one. I’d like to improve my odds of getting a good one the first time around!!
Since the majority of the reviews on Amazon do not include thorough lab testing I don’t consider them to be completely helpful. In addition most of the reviews are posted after a relatively short time of ownership.
How could this be accomplished? If enough of us contribute the cost would be low. After the review HKJ could do whatever he wants with the chargers, i.e. keep them or donate to an RC Club, etc.
Generally I do not mind buying cheap stuff (That is below $30) or something I am very interested in. But I do not buy very many expensive (Usual defined as above $100) items for test
US is problematic because shipping is often rather expensive and then I also have to pay a high custom fee (around $30).
The Tenergy TN438 only delivers a charge current of 250mA/500mA (AAA / AA).
There are much faster solutions, like the Maha/PowerEx MH-C801D. mahaenergy.com/mh-c801d/
It’s only 2.49 euro / 19 DKK. It’s a slow charger, 0.22A for AA and 0.11A for AAA. According to the manual, it terminates charging using -dV detection per cell. So I wonder how well that works at such a low charge rate.