Will Duracell charger work? Can this charger be used for Sanyo Eneloops?
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The Sanyo eneloop cells can be recharged using any good-quality 'smart' chargers designed for NiMH cells. For the sake of battery lifespan, avoid timer-based overnight 'dumb' chargers, and '15-minute' ultra-fast battery roasters. As a general rule, any brand of NiMH cells can be recharged using other brands of NiMH chargers. But the manufacturer always tell you to use only the same brand - for obvious reasons.
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I didn't use a Sanyo Eneloop charger, I used a EBL 800 charger. They were fine when they were done charging. But if you don't have a "smart charger" you should wait until you drain all of the power from the batteries so you won't risk over charging the batteries. I'm guessing that's the reason your batteries were hot.
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So what is the conclusion? :-)I have a panasonic dect 6.0 phone and its batteries are no good. I am using eneloop and charging them on panasonic charger because if I charge my eneloop (from Costco pack) and put them in the phone, I get an error message - "Please charge phone for 7 hours". These eneloop work so much better than panasonic batteries.How does charging on panasonic charger that comes with the phone affect eneloop?
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Besides the change to the name (Panasonic bought Sanyo) and changed the name from XX to Pro as well as the packaging, the only real change is to the number of charge cycles the batteries are rated for (up to 500) and the milliamp (2550 versus 2500 - a bit longer run time between charges). Yes, you can still charge these batteries with your charger or any fast NiMH charger.TammieThomas Distributing
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I use the sanyo eneloop batteries in my son's Leapster--the original, not the Leapster 2. They last as long as regular batteries and the discharge rate is extremely slow when dormant. Regular rechargeables completely discharge within a matter of days when left unused. Plus, the eneloops last up to 1,000 charges, while the charging station is good for something like 300 charges? I purchased my rechargeables for around $15 with a charger included. My son and daughter are each getting a Leapster 2 for Christmas and I have already purchased more eneloops (@ $10 for 4). I don't see why rechargeables wouldn't work in the Leapster 2--I seem to remember reading several reviews where people reported opting for rechargeables vs. charging station. Hope this helps!
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You should avoid using the Energizer 15-minute charger. It has to charge at 4x the rated current (around 8-10A) to achieve fast charge time, but the trade off is severely shortened lifespan (for the batteries, not you). Not sure about your other Duracell slow charger. If it is not a timer-based dumb charger, then you can still use it to recharge AmazonBasic batteries. Unfortunately, most (all?) Energizer slow chargers I have seen are dumb. You can definitely use the Sanyo charger MQN06 to recharge AmazonBasics AA batteries. But the drawbacks are: - It can only charge in pairs - Its charge time is relatively long at ~8 hours (2200mAh/300mA) My advise is to buy a 'smart' charger with reasonable charge time between 2-5 hours. For example: Sony Cycle Energy BCG34HRE4KN Quick with Refresh Charger and 4 Pre-Charged 2000 mAh AA Batteries. You will save time and money in the long run. By the way, the proper way of using low-self-discharge batteries is to pre-charge a second set as standby. That way, you can swap in a set of charged batteries while the first set goes into the charger. No down time at all.
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Unfortunately I returned my order of the Duracell charger. While it said it worked with smart phones it only worked with a blackberry smart phone. I found another one at TJMaxx that works with the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Its actually from Sharper Image amd works well. Hope this helps
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I use only Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries & chrger system. They are great w/ long life per charge.
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Sorry for the first "short" answer. These batteries are so crappy that the best charger in the world won't do better to make up for their less than advertised capacity (in my experience) and poor performance in a small digital camera. If your going to spend more money get eneloops.
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Yes, it will. It can charge nickel metal hydride cells with a nominal voltage of 1.2 V. My family has used it to charge Eneloops with no problems, and I know many people who do the same.
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I think Sanyo is making the best nimh arround the brands. This charger shouldn't be a problem.
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Yes, I also use Duracell charger for it. Eneloop charger will take roughly 6-8 hours for a charging cycle. Duracell for roughly 4 hours.
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Maha has a good charger/battery analyzer. It's designed to work with Eneloops. La Crosse also has some excellent ones or if you want simplicity go with the Eneloop charger supplied by Panasonic it comes with 4 batteries too.
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Do these Eneloop rechargeables have to be charged in an Eneloop charger? Or, will another HiMH charger work? Thank you.
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Absolutely. The AmazonBasic (white) pre-charged NiMH cells are identical to the Sanyo eneloop cells electrically, so the charger won't know the difference. In fact, you can use any good-quality 'smart' charger designed for NiMH cells to recharge any brands of NiMH cells. Battery manufacturers always tell you to use only their own brand of charger - for obvious reason. One inexpensive but Smart charger I often recommend is the Sony Cycle Energy BCG34HLD. It can recharge each cell individually, which is much better than the Sanyo MQN06 charger and AmazonBasics NiMH Charger
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I don't think so. read the specs for eneloop and see if you can use that charger with these batteries. The batteries are ni-mh. does the charge say that also?
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Duracell seems to have a new standard for their chargers. In retail stores, you can find the "Duracell 4000" and "Duracell 1000" chargers.