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Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries |
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| Great Battery Charger! |
| Being very dissatisfied with the Energizer charger that came with my AA batteries, I soon realized that I needed a better unit. I was constantly grabbing a couple of the AA's for our digital camera only to find out they were dead, but I had just charged them 2 days before. I started researching all the available units that didn't cost a fortune, and found the Sony BCG-34HRMF4 on Amazon. I read about half the reviews and decided to give it a try. Like most everyone else, I am more than pleased. This is a great charger. The battery refresh function is a very nice feature. I 'refreshed' all of the Energizer batteries that we have and noticed now they seem to last longer on a single charge. Also the front display status of each battery is great. Something I noticed that I like but might not matter to others is the fact that this charger uses a standard 110v AC cord instead of the cheesy wall transformer. The construction feels very solid although the lid is thin plastic, I am easy when opening and closing it. The charging time without refresh is about 4 to 5 hours for 4 batteries. Using the refresh it is more like 7 to 8. But time is not an issue for me. I pop the batteries in at night, and the next morning they are done. And unlike the Energizer charger, you don't have to pull these out of the Sony as soon as they are finished. This unit has a trickle charge that keeps them charged up until you are ready to use them. The fact that it comes with 4 AA 2700mah batteries is another plus. Overall this is a very good charger for AA and AAA sizes and the price is right. |
| Jan 07, 2009 |
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| You dont find inexpensive chargers like this |
| Most inexpensive chargers use a very high rate of charge that over heat your batterys and shorten there life.Fast chargers are not good for your batterys.This charger charges at a safe rate and your battery always stay just warm.Sony gives you a set(4)of 2700 mah capacity batterys that is the highest capacity at this time and great for power hungry electronics.The BCG-34hrmf4 is differant than most fast chargers in that each cell has a seperate charge curcuit.This charger has a cell discharger called a "refresh" (button).These batterys are different than cell phone batterys.These batterys should be discharged (the device tells you to change them) before charging but not totally dead.When you charge your batterys before they are drained or discharged they will not charge at full capacity so every 3 or fourth time of charging use the refresh button.If your batterys are not discharged but you expect to use then good the next day discharge then with the "refresh" then they will charge to full capacity.This charger will take 2-3 to recharge your batterys and about 4 hours to discharge and charge partly charged battery.If you have a charger that charges in half this tine its cooking your batterys.... |
| Dec 28, 2008 |
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| Sony NiMh charger and batteries |
More than pleasantly surprised with the quality of the charger and amazed by the modern high-tech batteries supplied in the kit. It does everything in the advertising hype plus more. And the price is very reasonable. So I have nothing but good things to say about Sony and I believe Sanyo batteries I bought through Amazon. I have had mixed results with Sony in the past with two laptops unexpectedly going to computer heaven when needed desperately. But as far as this charger and the batteries supplied with it I can find no fault. And the service suppled by Amazon is outstanding as well. Thank you and Happy and Prosperous New Year to all involved including other Amazon customers.
Rick Draganowski
(Soli Deo Gloria) |
| Dec 27, 2008 |
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| An excellent charger |
| Good to charge AA and AAA batteries. The charge cycle is quite fast and the design is good-looking and functional. |
| Dec 03, 2008 |
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| works nicely |
| I have only being using this charger for a few weeks, and it's the first one that I own. So far it's working great. It takes a few ours to charge the four batteries at a time. Turns off automatically when is done. A little bulky but not too bad. |
| Dec 02, 2008 |
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