I work as an independent filmmaker and have tons of gear that needs batteries. Specifically my audio gear is eating up AA all day long. The sound recorder takes 8 AA inside and each wireless Transmitter and Receiver use 4 each. So 8 for the recorder and 16 for the 4 wireless systems. Even with the 2800mha batteries, they won't last a whole shooting day, so it's best to replace in the middle of the day or so. (Lunch)
This charger just hammers the juice back into the batteries faster than any other charger I've seen. In fact, I was producing a feature and hired a sound guy. The poor guy kept going back to his 4 Battery charger to see if his batteries were charged. After I saw him panicked, I asked him if he needed help. He was worried about running out of batteries for his wireless units. I happened to have my charger and took it out. Popped his batteries in and in less than 30 mins they were charged. He was amazed. Couldn't believe how fast this thing was. He certainly took the name down and I bet he bought one the next day.
Pros:
FAST Charger (not many others out there that charge this fast. Some say fast but they do 2-3hrs. This baby is fast)
8 Bays (the ability to charge 8 batteries at a time is super helpful)
Individual Bays (you don't need to charge 2 at a time as some older chargers needed)
Soft Charge (with the soft charge feature you are able to recondition batteries that were fully discharged and bring them back to life)
Removable power cord. (I see some chargers that have power cords that can't be removed. Harder to store that way)
Cons:
LCD display is weak, no backlight and hard to see at certain angles. Would be nice to have a much better display.
Not a fan of the curvy nature of the design. Would rather have something square that was easier to store and stack.
Price (can't complain too much as I'm sure the electronics are more expensive to be able to charge fast. and well worth the money for the speed)
The Pros completely outweigh the Cons. This is a very good charger and I highly recommend it. I bought it so long ago, I couldn't even see it on my order history so I wasn't able to be a verified buyer, but all these years and it's still working fine. I don't use it all the time, only when I have a film shoot. In fact I'm replenishing my AA supply of rechargeable batteries. I'm buying (24) AA 2800mha from Soxono and was thinking about buying another one of these so I could charge 16 at a time, but truth is that it charges fast enough that it's not needed. Specially since I'll have about 48 batteries in total. I can charge them all the night before and can probably go the entire day without needing to charge.
Hope this helped someone on the fence about getting this expensive but powerful charger. If you need the speed, it's totally worth it.
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This charger has 8 independent charging circuits capable of charging 1-8 AA/AAA batteries in any combination. The charger has a large LCD screen that shows the charging status of each battery. |
This charger has a special conditioning mode that charges, deep-discharges, and then recharges your batteries automatically in order to offer maximum rejuvenation. |
Rapid charge is the default charging mode and will fully charge your batteries at a fast rate of about 1 hour. Soft charge increases the life of your batteries and will charge your batteries at a lower rate of about 2 hours. |
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| MH-C800S | MH-C801D | MH-C808M | |
| Supported Batteries | AA / AAA | AA / AAA | AA / AAA / C / D |
| Number of Cells | 1 to 8 | 1 to 8 | 1 to 8 |
| Supported Battery Chemistry | NiMH / NiCD | NiMH / NiCD | NiMH / NiCD |
| Charge Time | 1-2 Hrs (AA in Rapid Charge)* | 1 Hr (AA in Rapid Charge)* | 1 Hr (AA in Rapid Charge)* |
| Charge Rate | 1000 mAh | 2000 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Battery Conditioner | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Soft Charge Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Display Type | LCD | LCD | LCD (Backlit) |
| Power Supply | 110-240V | 110-240V | 110-240V |
| Car Adapter | No | No | No |
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