Everyone's favourite rechargeable batteries and charger, on sale in slightly out-of-the-way places.
On sale until New Year's Eve, or until stocks run out.
Eneloop Standard Charger and 4x AA Batteries, $19.95 Pickup, from Battery World
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"Note that if this is the MQN06 charger…".
Did you mean MQN4 instead?
No, I should have made that clearer.
MQN04 = dumb charger, easy to damage your batteries, could easily give you a bad impression of NiMh batteries and chargers. However, don't discount this charger totally. If you only have a small number of NiMh batteries, and only charge them infrequently (e.g. maybe used in remote controls), then you'll still get maybe a minimum of 50 charges before the batteries are noticeably degraded. That could be 20 years, if you are using them in remote controls!
MQN06 = semi-smart charger, with a few limitations. May not fully charge your batteries in some situations, but won't damage the batteries. However, could still give you a bad impression of batteries - like if you got some batteries out of the charger, thinking they were fully charged, and put them into a camera to take photos. Camera dies after ten photos, because one battery wasn't fully charged. But still, a good introduction to rechargeable batteries for those who don't have them, as long as the limitations are known.
Maha and LaCrosse chargers = gold-standard smart chargers. Will achieve maximum charge every time, and will also tell you if any battery is starting to fail. However, prices start at ~$48 and go up to ~$100. Recommended if you depend on getting maximum energy and maximum number of recharge cycles out of your batteries.
I rang Battery World. these are MQN04A something
Thanks, saved me a phone call!
MQN04A is the unit shown in the shop-display locally [@ hobart-tasmania]
Anyone get the capacity for these 4xAA Batteries?
AA Eneloops are, according to the writing on the side, "Typ. 2000mAh, Min. 1900mAh".
Sanyo also make higher-capacity low-self-discharge batteries, at 2400 to 2500mAh, as "Sanyo XX" batteries. Search for "Sanyo XX" on Amazon.com, you'll quickly find them.
Can't find any information on the Battery World website about which model charger this is.
If you are buying one, check the part number just above the barcode, on the back of the packaging. If the part number contains "MQN06", it is a smart charger. If it doesn't contain "MQN06", this may be the older version with a dumb charger, probably the MQN04, not recommended.
Note that if this is the MQN06 charger, you cannot charge an odd number of batteries. Batteries must be inserted in pairs. And, if you put in one battery which is fully flat and one which is partially flat, both batteries will receive the same amount of charge. The charging will stop when the partially-flat battery reaches full charge, so the battery which was fully-flat will only be partially charged.
Still, a very good price for a semi-smart charger plus four batteries. Compared with ~$48 upwards for a good smart charger made by LaCrosse or Maha, this is a bargain, if you can live with the charger's limitations.