La Crosse Technology BC-900 AlphaPower Battery Charger | List Price: $69.95
Discount Price: $39.95
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Brand: La Crosse Technology
Binding: Lawn & Patio
Features: - Battery charger; charges AA and AAA batteries simultaneously
- 4 separate LCD displays; 4 modes; heat monitor prevents overcharging
- Comes with 4 AA and 4 AAA rechargeable batteries
- Also includes 4 C- and 4 D-size battery adapters and durable travel bag
- Measures 5.1 by 3 by 1.5 inches
Does not charge D-Cells [Posted on 2008-08-26]
this charger seems good, the package was nice, etc. It's important to note that the adapters allow you to use a AA cell in a spot where a D cell should go - a pretty bad idea, as the capacities are very different.
Nice charger, but it doesn't charge C or D cells.
So far so good [Posted on 2008-08-27]
After much reading I decided on this Lacrosse. I have traveled extensively in China and I use AA cells in digital cameras and other high-drain devices-flashes etc. Since I am using high MAH Powerex cells as well as a whole bunch of older Energizers which are still doing well after 4-5 years of use I wanted a charger that would individually charge cells and enable me to match sets of cells. It works well, is easy to program and VERY IMPORTANTLY is small, light , and will take 220 volts as well as 110. No heat issues or other problems so far. The rest of the kit is a nice freebie. Because of free shipping this is a better deal than E-bay or any other merchant I could turn up. Thomas Distributing got my business for the Powerex AA's but not this charger because of the fine print in their return shipping charges. And I wish you good luck if you are getting into the whole set of issues involving precharged AA's . Watch out for the size of the batteries if you have a battery door problem prone camera like the Coolpix 990's, 880,s etc. Some of those new Kodak cells are huge and could put a lot of stress on your battery door. The Powerex are fine in terms of size.
Love this charger [Posted on 2008-08-28]
This charger works great, tells me if my old batteries are still viable, slow-charges, rapid-charges, reconditions batteries, is fairly compact in size, and the price is acceptable. Plus, it's really freakin' easy to use. I don't think I've ever given 5 stars before, but this product deserves it.
I do wish I'd saved some money and gotten the BC-700, because I really don't need the extras.
One note: full reconditioning of old or unused batteries can take days... No two ways around that, it's not the fault of the charger, and very very few chargers do a real reconditioning.
Honestly, I don't see any reason to buy any other charger for A or AA batteries. And, no, I have absolutely no ties to this company nor its distributors.
Amazing [Posted on 2008-09-01]
This thing was better than i expected. I received firmware v35 which apparently doesn't have any problems like some older ones. Has some very useful features and it seems to charge to a higher capacity compared to my old charger. very happy overall plus best price i can find too.
Find out if your batteries live up to their promise [Posted on 2008-09-03]
Even though I have other intelligent chargers, I bought this one because it would charge cells individually and it had the ability to test and report capacity of batteries. I have a large number of different brands of NiMH batteries and I have found it quite interesting to see how the brands have actually compared to their "advertised" capacity. It has been quite an eye-opener.
Programming the thing is a little clunky if you want to make it do different things to different batteries at the same time, but if you want to do the same thing all inserted batteries, it is very easy to use. So far, I'm very happy with the unit.
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