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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by jandrese on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @06:44PM (#29914492)
This is what killed me when I started swapping Alkalines for NiMH in the 00s. Every single charger sold in stores only charged in pairs, and because even then USB was creating a 5V world most things that needed batteries used 3 of them.

Even the charger that Panasonic sold with the Eneloops requires matched pairs.

The other issue being that NiMH seems to top out at AA size. Finding C or D sized rechargeables is basically impossible.

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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:14PM (#29915483)
There is a more expensive eneloop charger that does individual cells. I have been mixing cells for charging for years with no problems.
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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by exhilaration on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:48PM (#29916198)
I got the Panasonic advanced charger (BQ-CC17) in 2016, it charges individual batteries. Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-K-KJ17M3A4BA-Individual-ene...

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