La Crosse Technology BC-700 Alpha Power AA/AAA Battery Charger $30 + Free Shipping

Thanks! Had this on camel hoping it would drop to 28, however, the extra 2 bucks is worth it, in for 1

Looks good, I already have a charger, but I would get this if I were in the market.

For anyone looking for a great battery tester (not the cheap volt-meter ones) to go along with this charger, I'd highly recommend the $32 (made in America) ZTS Mini-MBT Multi Battery Tester (available at Amazon or B&H photo):

"ZTS microprocessor-controlled instruments are the most accurate and versatile battery testers you can own. Each tester computes the battery's remaining power capacity using a fully automatic, high accuracy pulse load test. After the timed test cycle, percentage of remaining battery capacity is indicated on the LED bar display.

Battery types clearly labeled next to appropriate contacts. Test many popular batteries including NiMH, lithium, alkaline, coin type and more. Know exactly how much life is left in your batteries. Test and replace batteries before they let you down. There are two models to choose from."

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/c...271&is=REG

http://www.amazon.com/ZTS-Mini-Ba...S+Mini-MBT

If shopping locally white top Duracell Stay Charged batteries are Eneloop rebrands as long as they are made in Japan and have a white top.

Great Charger! It's sitting on my desk next to my mouse charging 4xAA's right now as a matter of fact! Gotta keep those eneloops charged for my new found flashlight addiction :o

Repped OP. I'm in for a smart charger finally.

Somehow the charger was not taxed. I'm still confused about Amazon adding tax to orders they would not have before the new 2012 laws that have Amazon (+ some more online merchants) taxing now in my state. I still don't understand why some Amazon fullfilled/sold items are taxed + others aren't. Anyone have any insight as to this?

Thanks everyone for your comments explaining the difference between chargers.

Quote from postwar : I have this charger for a few motnhs. only thing I wish was there was a selector switch instead of me having to wait until the ampures shows up then press the amp button like 3 or 4 times until it reaches 700miliamps. they should at least default it to 700millis, and i think they should have it go up to 1.5 or 2 amps for people who are impatient and dont care if it slowly kills the battery. I remember when I had a rayovac 15 minute charger, the battery got hot as hell but 15 minutes is so fast. this thing takes like 1-2 hours

If you have extra batteries to use, you don't need to burn them up trying to put 1.5 amps into them. I use 4 AAs for a digital camera and I keep a spare set in the camera case. When it goes low, I switch to the spare set and then charge up the others which then become the spare set. That way, I never run out- not even for 20 minutes!

Quote from MaureenS : Love mine...... Just buy only ENELOOP rechargeables.....only batteries worth it.

I got a bunch of those Rayovac 4.0's when they had a big slickdeals posted sale and I have actually been really impressed with them. They charge up well over 2.0 amps, hold a charge well and I haven't lost one of them yet. Anyone else having decent luck with these? Maybe it's the Lacrosse...

Got a question for those who have this already...

So if I have not been using an advanced charger like this but a standard one where you have to charge the batteries two at a time and it doesn't tell you when it is completed...


What should I do with those batteries once I get this charger to make sure they are "maximized"? Refresh all of them?

Quote from nestle : Got a question for those who have this already... So if I have not been using an advanced charger like this but a standard one where you have to charge the batteries two at a time and it doesn't tell you when it is completed... What should I do with those batteries once I get this charger to make sure they are "maximized"? Refresh all of them?

"Refresh" may take a long time. I would just do a discharge and charge to see the capacity. If it's significantly less, "Refresh" may be necessary.

Quote from Foreveryours : "Refresh" may take a long time. I would just do a discharge and charge to see the capacity. If it's significantly less, "Refresh" may be necessary.

Thanks. I'll try that.

These look like they are back in stock. I just ordered one, will be here Wed. with Prime!

Finding too many things to buy today; hope that Tax rebate comes soon!

Quote from johnh : These look like they are back in stock. I just ordered one, will be here Wed. with Prime! Finding too many things to buy today; hope that Tax rebate comes soon!

yep, back in stock. in for one!

I just got mine in the mail.
So far, it's telling me most of my old batteries are pretty bad(as expected). Cant wait to discharge/charge them to refresh them and see if I can bring them back to life. They have trouble powering my mouse and remote, even!

So happy about this purchase.