Hi
Our battery charger is on its last legs so I want to replace it with a proper charger, that will charge batteries independently, preserve their capacity, their number of life cycles and detect when a battery is a lost cause.
Our batteries, Eneloop Pro, are used in TV and Fire TV remotes, kids toy trains and bike light/torches. I'll probably buy some Maha PowerEx batteries too. All up we'd only need between a dozen and twenty batteries.
I've been looking at the Maha, La Crosse and Xtar chargers, but am I a bit out of my area of expertise. Hence asking for your help.
I've also read a from a couple of older GZ threads, but as they are older threads and technology keeps moving forward I don't know how relevant their recommendations they still are.
Fast charging is not a concern I'd rather preserve the life of the batteries by charging them slowly overnight.
So far these are ones that look suitable.
1) http://www.recharged.co.nz/aa-battery-chargers/mh-c401fs-compact-100-minute-cool-charger.html also available at ecobatteries http://www.ecobatteries.nz/mhc401fs.html Is this negative pulse FLEX charge thing just marketing spin or something real?
2) http://www.recharged.co.nz/aa-battery-chargers/xtar-vc4-li-ion-and-nimh-battery-charger.html , which I've also seen on AliExpress from various sellers for half the price
5) https://www.amazon.com/Powerex-MH-C9000-WizardOne-Charger-Analyzer-Batteries/dp/B003DIGKOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527528280&sr=8-1&keywords=MH-C9000 Looks like the Rolls Royce of chargers, but probably an overkill for my needs.
Cheers