 "Excellent charger!!!" | 2009-11-20 |
| - Reviewed By bpyu |
| Having owned many battery chargers, ranging from overnight ones to rapid 2 hour chargers, this charger really seems to work the best. It easily accepts most batteries, even those my other chargers have rejected, and I have successfully used it to revitalize "dead" nimh batteries. And with the option to set the voltage, the speed of charging is comparable to other rapid chargers. It's a little more bulky than the tiny overnight chargers, but overall functions much better. After 6 months of use, I'm still very happy with it. |
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| "An excellent AA/AAA charger" | 2009-11-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A16UX5P2QN9L8W |
I've owned a variety of nice chargers over the years for specialty batteries (model airplane batteries), but AA and AAA chargers always seemed cheap to me. They all had a little light that would go off at the end of a charge, if you were lucky. I've had a charger like that for years and was tired of it. I got used to a nice display and being told information about my battery from the other chargers i've owned. I did some looking on Amazon and found two frontrunners for the job. The "ultimate" AA/AAA charger seems to be the Maha Powerex MH-C9000 WizardOne Charger-Analyzer. I read others' reviews and the consensus seems to be that while it does do "everything" it's a pain to use. So, the BC-700 to the rescue....
This charger is relatively small and can be used by a complete newbie. If you simply pop batteries in and walk away, the charger will default to the lowest 200mA charge setting and fully charge your batteries. If you want more choices, you can press the "current" button within 8 seconds of putting batteries in to raise the charge current to either 500 or 700mA. If you press the 1-2-3-4 buttons... you can set different current for each battery. If you press the 1-2-3-4 buttons too many times, your doctor will call to inform you that you have OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Just kidding...
The charger also has "modes." The modes allow not only charging, but also special combinations of discharge/charge functionality. For example, old batteries may have developed a "memory" and don't hold a charge very well. This charger has a refresh mode that will attempt to bring the batteries back from the dead. It does this by charging/discharging until it does not sense an increase in battery capacity. It also has a "test" mode that allows you to test battery capacity. The modes also work with the 1-2-3-4 buttons, so you can charge batteries while testing others. Think of it as 4 individual chargers in one box. This also means you can charge only one battery if you need to, or any number in any slot. Very flexible.
The display is pretty easy to read and will show battery voltage and capacity. It will also show how long the charger has been running and the charging current. You can cycle through this info easily with the display button.
Overall, this is an excellent charger, especially for $30. The overall construction isn't top notch, but i feel it's excellent at this price. At it's most simple, you plunk in your batteries and walk away. When each cell reads "Full" on the LCD, charging is all done and you didn't even have to hit a button. If you're more of a battery geek, like me, you'll love the extra modes and the extra info the charger tells you. At this price, even if you don't use the "fancy" stuff, you'll still end up with a great charger. I like it, can you tell? :o)
It takes about 10 hours to charge a dead AA at the lowest current setting. If you crank it up to 700mA, it will charge in about 3 hours. The smaller AAAs charge even faster. If you need a quicker charge, take a look at the BC-9009. It's basically the same as this one, but can charge all four batteries at 1000mA, or just two at 1800mA. Enjoy! |
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| "Smart Battery Charger for AA & AAA NiMH or Nicads" | 2009-11-15 |
| - Reviewed By uwillie0 |
| I purchased this device to replace an older technology device. The LCD displays tell the user exactly what is going on with the battery(s). This is the 700 ma charger, and I selected it because I do not need a fast charger. The unit comes well documented and has subroutines to cycle batteries and maintain them. My opinion: Best in class! |
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| "More realiable and stable than BC-900" | 2009-11-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1NJIBEV1QOP0J |
I owned this product (BC-700) for about a year, it works flawlessly.
It is the best charger I have ever had. My favorite is the "refresh" feature, and it is also the main purpose I purchase it.
It is the second La-Crosse charger I bought from Amazon. The first one was BC-900. I was attracted by the other accessories such as AA, AAA and battery adapters. BC-900 was a disappointing purchase. The charger kept restarting itself for the first week and burst my batteries later.
After loosing confidence on BC-900, I switched to BC-700 and it is proven to be more stable. |
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| "The perfect Charger" | 2009-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By juanldeaza |
| Excellent charger, fast (700mah) good construction and rescue 4 batteries that dont charge in my sony charger. The best for recondition batteries. |
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 "Works, display is great" | 2009-10-31 |
| - Reviewed By jcdoll |
| The display is great, much better than the single status LED I've had on previous chargers. A worthwhile purchase purely for the display. |
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