Ostation X is the best solution for charging a lot of NiMH AAs or AAAs (depending on the version you choose). It’s well designed, dead simple to use, and there’s nothing else like it on the market. If you go through AA/AAA batteries fast and need a reliable, easy charging solution, Ostation X is for you.
One thing I know about Olight is they are excellent at iteration. I hope they release an updated version soon that does BOTH sizes (AA and AAA) and/or TWO chemistries (NiMH and Li-ion). That would be a lot more compelling for the price.
That looks like an incredibly expensive, and admirably incompetent charger.
[Around 40% of the good batteries I put in got spit out into the error tray the first time I charged them.] [This charger is pretty slow. The user manual says 3.8hrs to charge 1-4 batteries at default speed, but I found it took a bit longer.]
Really?? How hard is it to pop 4 batteries into a decent 4 bay charger?
It is extremely expensive and slow if you compare it to a basic 4-bay charger. It’s more like a 32-bay charger with built-in storage. It’s only charging 4 at a time but you can drop in 32 batteries and come back in a day or two. They’ll all be charged and put neatly into a dispenser.
I can see that being totally worth the price to someone who has family members that chew through a few AAs every other day with toys, lights, etc. That’s who I think this is for, not battery and flashlight nerds like us.
