Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
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Customer Review: Great Batteries too
Summary: 5 Stars
The charger does what it suppose to as expected. It is not superquick. It takes about 5 hours to charge up the 4 AA out of the box. It is slower than the Maha (3 hours) I previously had. The tricky thing with the Sony charger is that I can (need to) remove the batteries from the charger after it is indicated as "fully charged", wait about 5 seconds, and put it back in for another recharge to be able to fully charge it. Like I said, it takes 5 hours (3 hours for the first indication plus 2 hours for a follow-up recharge).
The great thing with this package is the batteries (not sure if made in Japan has anything to do with it). It outlasts all of my previous NiMH batteries. Well, even though it is 2700 mAH, its idle-drainage rate is much lower and enabled me to play my mp3 player over a span of two weeks (I only use it an hour a day in my car). My 2300 mAH PowerEX AA would not last more than one week in the same player.
Good charger. Great batteries.
Customer Review: Good charger
Summary: 5 Stars
Used it for a year or two, found it suits my needs since I only use AA or AAA batteries mostly. Unit supports universal voltage (100V-240V) so I can bring it along my travels (but you may want a smaller power cable, for the bundled one is so long and bulky). The individual battery LED is nice. Refresh function... don't need to use it most of the time, and I used it on almost empty batteries so it takes only a short while instead of hours to have the refreshed recharge cycle start. Only use it occasionally on old NiMH batteries will be good enough. Charging speed may be a concern to some, but that's depending on your batteries' capacity. The unit can do 1050mA for AAx2 or 640mA for AAAx2 (/2 for x4). So, say I want to charge the 4 empty 2700mAh AA batteries bundled with my charger (you may get different capacity now), it will take at most 2700/525 = 5 hours 9 minutes. No idea if you max charging though (e.g. charge AAx2 and AAAx2 at the same time)Customer Review: Works great. Worth the cost.
Summary: 5 Stars
This charger is a little pricy compared to the garden variety found at local retail outlets. But after my batteries were quitting after only a few charges, I knew I needed something better. This solves the problem. There is a refresh function which brings lazy batteries back to life. I think if batteries don't get worked hard enough, they no longer take a full charge. That appeared to be happening with my batteries because they would run down after only a short time in my digital camera. The best thing about this charger is it requires no attention at all. Just install the batteries and plug it in. Then come back in a couple of hours and they are fully charged. You can monitor the progress with the neat display. Not all batteries charge at the same rate, but this unit compensates for that. Then it automatically shuts off when the charging is completed. Overall, simple to use and gives excellent results.Customer Review: It's a good choice
Summary: 5 Stars
I started using recharchables batteries a few months ago for my baby monitor - I noticed that I spend too much on alkaline. I am currently using the 900mAh AAA from Sony also which don't last as long as Duracell's best alkaline, but I am already starting to save money.
I bought this item because it looks nice, has the refresh button which is a must (I once owned a cell phone that always had to be plugged because of the memory effect - it was more of a fixed phone), it knows when to turn itself off, so no worries about overheating.
Also, it works across the world (I just tested it in Europe), so no worries - you need a plug adapter though.
When I bought mine it came with 4 AA 2300 mAh, but now I noticed it comes with 2700 mAh, the highest capacity I've seen, so I guess I am a little frustrated. :)
Customer Review: Best charger period.
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't imagine using another charger now, Sony took it to a whole new level. The LCD screen is very very nice as with a glance you can see the progress with the batteries and also can easily tell if you charged them already or not. If you are like me you have a dozen or so rechargeable batteries lying around and sometimes they get mized up, the readout helps you quickly establish which are the charged ones and which are not. A+ for Sony!
Other nice note, there is something different about the way it charges batteries. My other chargers are a bit faster at putting a charge on, but the batteries die much much sooner. I am not a technician so I have no idea how this all works but the ones charged on this last so much longer, my other chargers have a permanent home in a box in the garage now. Highly recommend this charger!