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Title: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: Chuck on March 01, 2006, 10:07:50 AM: So I have the LaCrosse charger that does the refresh/ diagnoisis etc... but it takes FOREVER to charge 8 cells...
I need a good fast 8 NiMH AA cell charger. Any recommendations?
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: leehookem on March 03, 2006, 10:52:40 PM: I bought this one a couple days ago. I'll get it on Monday. It has an hour quick charge and 2 hour soft charge.

http://www.thomasdistributing.com/maha-mh-c801d-battery-charger.htm
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: Chuck on March 03, 2006, 11:08:51 PM: Quote from: leehookem on March 03, 2006, 10:52:40 PM
I bought this one a couple days ago. I'll get it on Monday. It has an hour quick charge and 2 hour soft charge.

http://www.thomasdistributing.com/maha-mh-c801d-battery-charger.htm

Cool Lee, let me know what you think after you use it.
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: leehookem on March 12, 2006, 11:29:50 AM: I really like this thing. Hour quick charge, 2 hour soft charge (for max battery life). The conditioning takes a while, but worth it in the long run.
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: jmerin on March 12, 2006, 11:34:06 AM: i agree great charger, i do the soft charge,
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: Since85 on March 15, 2006, 08:44:57 AM: Yes, the Maha CH-801D is definately the way to go. It has the best proecssor in the industry for a "soft charge", as well as the best conditioning for recovering, or increasing the longevity of batteries. All Maha units (4 or 8 cell) are very reliable in terms of knowing you truly have a good charge when the charger says so. I used to be nervous about "mission critical" recordings and using nimh batteries. Now, with the Maha chargers and Energizer AA (2500 mah), I am pretty darn confident.

The Maha chargers seem to be recommended more than the LaCrosse ones in all the reviews I have seen in photography type magazines.

What are folks experience with 2500 mah AA's and the ACM 671 w/ phantom power on? How many hours can I RELIABLY expect? Have people found better quality AA batteries than the Mahaenergy or the Energizers?
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: Chuck on March 15, 2006, 11:46:54 AM: Quote from: Since85 on March 15, 2006, 08:44:57 AM
Yes, the Maha CH-801D is definately the way to go. It has the best proecssor in the industry for a "soft charge", as well as the best conditioning for recovering, or increasing the longevity of batteries. All Maha units (4 or 8 cell) are very reliable in terms of knowing you truly have a good charge when the charger says so. I used to be nervous about "mission critical" recordings and using nimh batteries. Now, with the Maha chargers and Energizer AA (2500 mah), I am pretty darn confident.

The Maha chargers seem to be recommended more than the LaCrosse ones in all the reviews I have seen in photography type magazines.

What are folks experience with 2500 mah AA's and the ACM 671 w/ phantom power on? How many hours can I RELIABLY expect? Have people found better quality AA batteries than the Mahaenergy or the Energizers?

The one night I relied on the NiMH's alone (didn't carry the lead) I had a failure, so I haven't totally relied on the NiMH yet in my 671.
Doug Oade recommended the Duracell AA NIMH 2500 mAh, so I got 8 of them. Four are in the LaCrosse charging right now.
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: Kevin Straker on March 15, 2006, 01:01:54 PM: I got these. Haven't used them yet. They are conditioning in the 801 right now.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4035099
Title: Re: Advice on 8 cell NiMH AA charger?
Post by: leehookem on March 16, 2006, 10:36:41 AM: 2700 mAh...damn