BigMouth Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I need a recommendation for a good battery charger. I mostly charge AA and AAA cells. Someone put a couple of batteries the wrong way around in a charger that I have and now only certain areas work. Are any of you lot, possibly in particular photographers, using a quality battery charger that you could recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewenutz Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 me gran used to stick dem in da rayburn oven, try dat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 me gran used to stick dem in da rayburn oven, try dat I have left them on a radiator in an emergency, but I need a more permanent solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I use a cheap and cheerful Uniross 4 bay one. It can take 4 of AAA, AA, C or D cells, or 1 of PP3 9v. It can charge both Ni-cad and Ni-MH cells, and his a "Discharge" function, which is handy for the Ni-cad. I've had it for just over 3 years, and it's still going strong. It's been used regularly, but not heavily. Main criticism is charge times, high capacity cells could potentially take up to 24 hours to charge right up. I use it almost exclusively for 1800 and 2100 mAH Ni-MH AA cells and they typically take 14+ hours to come right up from flat. That said, it tends to make sense in most cases to have two sets of cells in use, so it's easy enough just to swap back and forth between charger and appropriate widget once daily, if necessary. It cost around £6.00 from Screwfix Direct, so if you can live with the longer charge time, I doubt there's a cheaper way of doing it. Only problem with Screwfix is you need to place a minimum order value of £45.00 to qualify for free delivery, but if they can sell it for around £6.00 it should be possible to pick the same model up elsewhere for under a tenner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks Ghostrider, I hadn't thought of Screwfix. I found a really nice one for £50 that doesn't eat the batteries as the high power (fast) chargers do, but it seems hellish expensive. I chuck out a fair few batteries that wont charge anymore each year but don't know if it would ever make £50 for a charger a reasonable prospect, but it does AA, AAA, C, D and PP3. Then again if I were a drinker it would probably just be a night out. It's how I justify everything Back to Amazon and Screwfix to ponder...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I bought a couple + batteries from www.7dayshop.com Done a few years with no problems and less than £20 for the two sets. I also bought extra batteries at the same time Tip.Company is based in the Chanel Islands so orders less than £18 do not attract VATYou can also combine shipping by placing 2 (or more) orders of less than £18 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Thanks Colin I ended up with one of these: - Charges 8 at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I ended up with one of these: - Charges 8 at a time Pleased to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I got a very good one from the nice gentlemen at Bayes that plugs into my car ciggie lighter and charges 4 AA batteries as we go along. IMHO worth every penny and has got me out of a few scrapes and emergencies when that red battery light flashes. It was very good for an unscheduled photo-shoot of seals at Bousta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I got a very good one from the nice gentlemen at Bayes that plugs into my car ciggie lighter and charges 4 AA batteries as we go along..... I think that my new one does this too - all I need now is the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdal Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Saw this page for reviving dud batterieshttp://www.instructables.com/id/EPV474YLF3EV2Z8V9V/?ALLSTEPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Saw this page for reviving dud batterieshttp://www.instructables.com/id/EPV474YLF3EV2Z8V9V/?ALLSTEPS If you get killed by a poisonous explosion it means you did something wrong. I do love a bit of real world safety advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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