La Crosse Technology BC-700 Alpha Power Battery Charger

Bought the La Crosse Technology BC-700 Alpha Power Battery Charger from amazon.com for USD29.19 (SGD 37.61 after conversion) along with other items via the GlobalSaver Free Shipping.

Depressing the "CURRENT" button within 8 seconds of placing the batteries allows you to select between 200, 500 or 700 mA. — Depressing the “CURRENT” button within 8 seconds of placing the batteries allows you to select between 200, 500 or 700 mA.

Display showing "null" when no batteries are inserted into any of the compartments. — Display showing “null” when no batteries are inserted into any of the compartments.

Charge is the default mode if the MODE button isn't pressed within 8 seconds. — Charge is the default mode if the MODE button isn’t pressed within 8 seconds.

Each compartment can be independently controlled to be in the various modes (Charge, Discharge, Test and Refresh).

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Conclusion:
Build quality of the battery charger is good and comes with a LCD display showing the various charging and battery information.
The ability to independently control each battery compartment to perform the various modes (Charge, Discharge, Test, Refresh) is very helpful.
Charging speed of a typical 2600 mAh “AA” sized battery at the various charging current are as follow:
200 mA ~ 13 hr
500 mA ~ 5hr
700 mA ~ 3hr 35min
The charging speed is slower compared to other fast chargers in the market.

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