Batteries & Chargers

adbsgicom

What is the general wisdom on AA batteries and chargers now? I have some Lenmar's that take about 90+ minutes to fully charge, and come out almost too hot to touch if they need a full charge. They are getting a bit old, but still hold the charge pretty well. Do the quick-charge systems work on anyone's NiMH batteries, or is it a package deal (battery/charger are matched?). Is this one of those deals where the Energizer or Duracell system at WalMart is the best quality and price? Once I had some Energizers, but they didn't hold the charge very well.

I'm looking for recommendations (or avoid at all costs warnings) for a system that can charge 8 or 12 batteries in reasonably short order. When I just had one flash, the 4-battery charger was okay (though 90 min is too long). I'd like to be able to toss 12 or 16 batteries in while I'm collecting my gear and have them charged in 15 (assuming the product lasts and holds the charge).

jeffreaux2

You may want to search this forum for more info as this gets discussed quite often...heres a recent thread...

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=135079

adbsgicom

My bad. I did search, just not well (or with good typing skills). Feel free to have this thread deleted.

jeffreaux2

adbsgicom wrote:

My bad. I did search, just not well (or with good typing skills). Feel free to have this thread deleted.

No need to delete...IMO...

but I did remember several threads.....that being one of them....and I just looked real quick-like.:D

adbsgicom

With proper spelling and reducing the search to just gear, I found a couple of useful thread. Key thing is using the advanced search to look only in gear...

aktse

I've heard good things about the Maha chargers from may photo blogs, podcasts, etc. and finally picked one up. They're not cheap, but they work very well and also have a conditioning mode and a slow charge mode as well.

One Review

listing of chargers

I have the 8-cell charger.

Nikolai

aktse wrote:

I've heard good things about the Maha chargers from may photo blogs, podcasts, etc. and finally picked one up. They're not cheap, but they work very well and also have a conditioning mode and a slow charge mode as well.

One Review

listing of chargers

I have the 8-cell charger.

Likie April, I'm using MAHA PowerEx batteries and chargers. No complaints over the last 4-5 years...