La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger

the a/c adapter was recalled by the manufacturer. I wrote to them twice requesting the replacement adapter but still have not received any response. It's been two months now. I'm scared to use it, worried about it starting a fire in my home.

Definitely the best battery charger I've ever used. Works well to recondition older batteries and revive rechargeables that other chargers won't handle.

This La Crosse BC-9009 battery charger does it all. If you want to recharge a battery, just insert the battery and it gets charged. If the battery isn't fully discharged, choose the second mode to discharge and then recharge it. If you think the battery isn't lasting as long as it should, choose to condition it -- the battery will be discharged and recharged until it reaches maximum capacity. The fourth mode will test your battery and give you a readout of its capacity.

The charger will test a battery when inserted and on two occasions refused to recharge them, suggesting the battery is at the end of its useful life. I inserted those two batteries in another charger to charge them a bit and then put them in the La Crosse where they charged. I haven't used those two batteries in a real life situation to confirm they are bad, but they were at least five years old and I suspect the BC-9009 charger made a correct diagnosis.

The list price is around $70 but I bought it here at Amazon for $35.00.

It comes with 4-AA batteries, 4-AAA batteries, and adapters to use the AA batteries as C or D batteries.

I am completely happy with my purchase, and at $35 consider it a bargain.

BTW, a few weeks after my purchase, the La Crosse folks sent me e-mail saying the power supply may not be up to their standards, and are sending me a more powerful replacement. That's great customer support in my book.

I sent my BC-90009 for warranty repair.
I've been told that unit is backorder and I'll get replacement after 6(six!) months or they can send me MUCH CHEAPER BC700.With no other option I agreed to get BC700.

If you are looking for the best AA/AAA Battery charger - then look no where else. I have had no less the 5 "other" battery Chargers - this is by far the Best. It takes care of refreashing/recharging and gives you a read out of what is happening. I wish I would of know about this earlier but now I do and I will be adding another one to the house as we are always going through Batteries. This is my way of cutting cost and helping the enviroment (LIL bit). Folks - JUST BUY THIS CHARGER - IT WORKS GREAT!!

Cheers,