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Maha Powerex MH-C801D Eight Cell 1-Hr PRO AA/AAA Charger

Made by Maha Energy Corporation

Sales Rank on Amazon.com: 10423

Lowest Price: $69.89

Average Review: 4.5 stars

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Amazon.com Reviews

Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

The following review received 13 helpful votes out of 16 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-07-12
"This is the One!"

Can not overstate how much I like this charger. Works perfect everytime and seems to give longer run time to the cells than my old charger.

A++ 5 stars

The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 15 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-09-04
"worked OK for a few weeks..."

I was fairly happy with this charger for a few weeks, although the user interface (and yes, it has one) is not intuitive - I had to read the manual to understand what its modes are and what the display is trying to say.

Unfortunately, it died for no obvious reason after a few weeks. Called Maha tech support - they were helpful and sympathetic. Once we ran some diagnostics and they concluded it was really dead, they took my name & address and promised me a replacement unit.

No replacement unit ever arrived - it's been > 1 month. Given that I can do other profitable things with my time, all I accomplished by calling them was to double the cost of a dead gadget.

I think it is a decently-designed product, kudos for trying to innovate, cost-reduced to the point of being too delicate for its job, and backed by a flakey support system. 2 stars

The following review received 8 helpful votes out of 8 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-12-08
"An amazing charger"

The Maha MH-C801D charger is a nice change after I've ruined so many batteries with those 15 minute chargers. I'm using a combination of ENELOOP AA and Energizer 2500mah AA batteries and I am pleased with the results. The battery conditioning made some of my old batteries usable again, and the eight independent charging circuits mean that all the batteries are fully charged. 5 stars

The following review received 5 helpful votes out of 5 total votes:
Review Date: 2008-01-30
"Awesome"

Best charger out there. Has a soft charge mode (takes about 4-6 hrs) or a normal charge mode (2-4 hrs). Charges both the old NiCd batteries as well as the NiMH. User interface is simple enough. It detects the batteries, does a quick check of how much juice is left in each one of them, and then begins to charge all at the same time. Each independent cell has its own meter and stops charging when done - It doesnt work off a timer like most chargers (it actuallys stops charging when the battery is full).
5 stars

The following review received 2 helpful votes out of 2 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-12-21
"Works like a charm"

The unit does what it's supposed to do well: charge batteries. I can charge ONE battery alone or eight batteries concurrently. Ways to get into the various modes is cryptic, so reading the manual once will be beneficial if you want to "condition" your battery, for instance.

This unit charges AA and AAA batteries.

I wish I never wasted money on other chargers. 5 stars