Panasonic K-KJ55MBS66A eneloop Power Pack; 6AA, 6AAA, and Advanced Battery 3 Hour Quick Charger

Panasonic charger is easy to use, and with the advent of NiMH batteries, there's no need for complicated chargers with settings for draining or reconditioning batteries. This charger simply works, at least for high-quality batteries in good condition. Just insert the batteries and the charger does the rest, then stops charging each individual battery when that battery's charge is complete. No concern about leaving the charger unattended, even overnight or long-term.Unlike some chargers on the market, this Panasonic charger can charge single batteries at a time (rather than requiring batteries to be charged in pairs). It also charges slower than the rapid chargers peddled on Amazon, and that's a good thing, as slower charging incrases battery life.The only knock against this Panasonic charger is the fact that the lights aren't quite as intuitive as some other chargers, but it only takes Siri a second to pull up the guide/explanation of the lights.If you need a simply, effective, safe charger for AA and AAA batteries, I highly recommend this Panasonic charger or any of the Panasonic BQ chargers.The Panasonic eneloop batteries are simply the best and are worth the slight premium price. I've tried the Amazon Basic, EBL, and Energizer rechargeable, but none of them work as well as the eneloops.

Long battery life and smart design

There are many products that use/require the use of disposable batteries to operate. They do not offer a recharging option and since disposable battery technology has ensured a low price point with sufficient longevity for items such as remotes, one may not think of ways to get around that accepted norm. However, there are alternatives that allow for higher energy output, quick charging, extreme longevity, and an high number of charging cycles - thousands within an affordable package, similar to high-end alkaline cells.The Panasonic Ni-MH batteries are a great alternative with their high-energy output (2A @ 1.5v for AA), shelf life longevity of ~10 years, quick charging times of usually < 30 minutes from 50% to full charge, and the ability to recharge over 2000 times - years of usage. Not only will these outlast most disposable batteries on a single charge, when the battery goes below its usable voltage, there’s no need to purchase more batteries and throw away the old. Plug these into the Panasonic charger and you’re back in business within the hour. However, if you’re operating using the old toss-and-replace methodology, your device is a paperweight until you can find batteries to power it.Can I think of a downside? Maybe, but I’m still trying to find one.A recommended buy if you’re looking for: lowered environmental impact; off grid support; lowered long term costs; and higher energy per cell without the thermal runaway inherent with some current lithium technologies.

Purpose for Product: Provide Power for Portable radios.Product Inspection: Kit consists of charger, manual, six each of AA and AAA rechargeable batteries.Product Performance: Charger and batteries have been working well for a month without any issues.This is my first experience with rechargeable AA and AAA batteries and didn'tknow what to expect. The batteries fit into each electronic device exactly astraditional batteries despite reading reviews that recharg batteries are notthe same size. Batteries recharge quickly.Summary: A month later and numerous recharges have already paid for the cost of the kit and unlesssomething crashes all is well with this product. Didn't want to over rate the product yet butwill update later.

I am a millennial. I grew up with the Sega Game Gear which was a great entertainment device, but its LCD color screen was also adept at sucking the life out of 6 AA batteries. Back then I had to use rechargeable batteries and the experience so traumatized me that as a teen and young adult, as USB became ubiquitous I decided to only use gadgets that would operate (and recharge) through USB ports.As an adult, I have found that there are a handful of devices that I use that require batteries:- Cheap little lights diodes in the bathroom, or foyer for accents;- Wireless headphones to watch the TV;- Xbox controller.Eventually I realized I was using batteries regularly, and I even though I had them recycled, I am not sure exactly what the recycling process entails (and whether it is successful/legitimate...).The first couple chargers I tried were terrible. After reading many reviews I picked a LaCross model:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004J6DLD4/I thought it seemed like it had everything I needed. When I got it, it turned out it didn't work properly because the prongs didn't make good contact with the batteries. It would detect some of my batteries as "not present" for this reason. In addition, even though I have post-graduate degree, I can't make heads or tails of the numbers—and in truth I don't care about them at all. I returned that charger.This is why the Panasonic eneloop system is perfect, it swaps those inane numbers for something simple, colors:- red means less than 20% charged;- orange means 20-80% charged;- green means over 80% charged.Here are the pros:- The color-coded read-out is simple to understand, and doesn't overload you with information.- Can charge any number/combination of AA and AAA batteries (even odd number of batteries)- Can charge batteries with different charge levels at the same time.- Automatically stops charging batteries when they are full.I can't find any cons. I picked up a 4-pack of AA batteries in addition to those provided with this charger. I haven't bought any batteries since, and my initial purchase was three months ago.