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Reply to: Best battery charger Posted November 6, 2022

If you guys ever do update this article, Nitecore has a new charger that runs off of USB-C which might be worth looking at… https://charger.nitecore.com/product/ci4 The display appears to have a lot less information on it, but if it runs off of USB-C it should have a lot more power. Then again, if we’re running it off of solar in the field, that might be a moot point since a lot less power will be available. *shrug*

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 5, 2021

Ya know what, I just re-read the description of that BT-C3100. Looks like it has a test mode and reconditioning as well. I could *swear* that when I looked into it before, it didn’t mention anything like that before. Huh. Also, on Amazon, some of the reviews mention issues with the cooling fan. I’m not even sure if my La Crosse ones have a fan… Given that it also will charge 18650s, I may need to re-evaluate. Still wouldn’t mind an update to the article for 2021…

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 5, 2021

They’re a lot cheaper at Amazon. You also get a case and eight rechargeable batteries (four each AA and AAA). They’re nothing compared to Eneloops, but whatever.

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 4, 2021

This is one of several of your articles that has been extremely helpful to me. Thanks! Question though… have you guys ever looked at the La Crosse BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger? I actually have two of them and I use them all the time. The thing I really like it it has a refresh mode as well as a test mode. Test mode will drain batteries, then charge them fully, then tell you how much juice they’re each holding… when one of your batteries is loosing capacity, you can use the refresh mode, which drains and charges repeatedly until it judges that it’s restored as much capacity as it can. It only fits AA and AAA, though, so, that’s definitely a negative compared to, say, the Nitecore charger. Anyway… just curious, as I don’t think any of the chargers you recommend has a test and refresh mode. Maybe time to update the article? 😀 Thanks! (BTW I’m not affiliated with La Crosse in any way, I just like that charger of theirs! Also that’s *not* any kind of affiliate link)

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Reply to: Best battery charger Posted November 6, 2022

If you guys ever do update this article, Nitecore has a new charger that runs off of USB-C which might be worth looking at… https://charger.nitecore.com/product/ci4 The display appears to have a lot less information on it, but if it runs off of USB-C it should have a lot more power. Then again, if we’re running it off of solar in the field, that might be a moot point since a lot less power will be available. *shrug*

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 5, 2021

Ya know what, I just re-read the description of that BT-C3100. Looks like it has a test mode and reconditioning as well. I could *swear* that when I looked into it before, it didn’t mention anything like that before. Huh. Also, on Amazon, some of the reviews mention issues with the cooling fan. I’m not even sure if my La Crosse ones have a fan… Given that it also will charge 18650s, I may need to re-evaluate. Still wouldn’t mind an update to the article for 2021…

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 5, 2021

They’re a lot cheaper at Amazon. You also get a case and eight rechargeable batteries (four each AA and AAA). They’re nothing compared to Eneloops, but whatever.

Reply to: Best battery charger Posted May 4, 2021

This is one of several of your articles that has been extremely helpful to me. Thanks! Question though… have you guys ever looked at the La Crosse BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger? I actually have two of them and I use them all the time. The thing I really like it it has a refresh mode as well as a test mode. Test mode will drain batteries, then charge them fully, then tell you how much juice they’re each holding… when one of your batteries is loosing capacity, you can use the refresh mode, which drains and charges repeatedly until it judges that it’s restored as much capacity as it can. It only fits AA and AAA, though, so, that’s definitely a negative compared to, say, the Nitecore charger. Anyway… just curious, as I don’t think any of the chargers you recommend has a test and refresh mode. Maybe time to update the article? 😀 Thanks! (BTW I’m not affiliated with La Crosse in any way, I just like that charger of theirs! Also that’s *not* any kind of affiliate link)