Powerex MH-C980 Turbo Charger Analyzer for AA/AAA Batteries

Arrived promptly, good price, product as advertised. Like other reviewers I note that some AAA size batteries will problematic in this charger because the negative terminal is so small. However, it does accomodate my my Amazon Basics AAA batteries. Provides useful charge and discharge info. I wish that it could report voltage, but the charger works well and as-advertised.

With this very electronically-based lifestyle many of us have adapted, I realized I was frequently buying new batteries for our remote controls, 'emergency' flashlights, etc. I no longer need to purchase new AA/AAA batteries after purchasing this amazing Powerex MH-C980 Turbo Charger Analyzer. I have the plastic containers of fully recharged batteries near my TV remotes and in my office. This. energy positive practice makes me satisfied that I am not wasting more natural resources but reusing what I have and saving money.

a good charger for AA/AAAs is a thing I own for latest two decades. I owned a LaCrosse BC-700 (twice), a Maha Powerex C800, C940 and the C980. the 980 is my favourite. it's easy to operate. the downside is that you cannot set a couple of batteries to 'condition' and leave the rest only to charge. there's only one mode active for all batteries, it might be a plus or a minus. selecting the settings for every channel on LaCrosse if I wanted just to charge 4 batteries was sometimes complex as well. eight batteries isn't that much. and the charger is light and compact. and fast, right.

I bought this one because I wanted a charger that could actually tell me if th ebattery was any good. Speed charges that came with the NiMH batteries tended to say the battery was no longer useful (for a speed charge) after only a few months. Great for the manufacturer, not so much for the consumer. I had to always go back to the slow charger that came with the battery (old school) because it at least apeared to charge the battery. This charger actually tells you how much charge (in mAh) EACH battery took. Simple comparison of that figure against the battery capacity, and you know if the battery works or not. First thing I did was to charge all the batteries I had using the Conditioner mode to see if they were recoverable. That takes 24H. Charger showed that 2 out of 15 were no longer useful. I highly recommend this charger. Really easy to use. Of the eight slots, each slot is handled like it own charger. Mix and match AA and AAA as much as you want. The charger keeps track of everything.

Concept is good, but implementation fails. Ran two full sets of AAA NiMH batteries without issues. On the 3rd try (this time with AA), it stopped working - screen blank and just a quiet ticking sound from the box. Returned for refund, but still waiting for funds.