Powerex MH-C204GT Smart Charger and 8-Pack of Pro Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries Kit $22.9

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06-18-2020 at 03:52 AM #2

Just a warning to others, the description here (and at B&H) is wrong. This charger will only charge 2 or 4 cells at a time, not "8" as it claims. Also note, you must have 2 cells at a time with this charger... it won't charge 1 or 3. I have this charger and can confirm this... in addition the manufacturer's site confirms this as well: https://mahaenergy.com/mh-c204gt-charger/

It's a good charger. I wasn't as impressed with the batteries (I had them like 10 years ago, though, so maybe they're better now). The better charger is their C401, which has 4 independent charge circuits (one for each cell/battery)... but this one is still quite good.

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06-18-2020 at 04:43 AM #3

Quote from schwinn8 :

Can it fit 4xAAA and 4xAA at the same time? It looks (on pictures) like it has separate lower slots for AAA, so I wonder if you can put 2 sets of batteries in 2 levels.
But yeah, if it has only 2 charging circuits it probably doesn't make any sense even if you can fit 8 batteries.

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06-18-2020 at 05:40 AM #4

The batteries are great. I've used them for years. You can get a better charger that will soft charge and condition batteries.

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06-18-2020 at 10:51 AM #5

Quote from ivande :

No, you can't fit AA and AAA at the same time, even though it has two tiers. For one thing, they just don't fit. for another, there are only 2 charge circuits in there... so doing so would end up putting 4 cells (2 AA and 2 AAA) on a single charge circuit, which is not the intended operation.

I believe the manual states you shouldn't do this, either.