***Is the Maha Powerex C401FS Charger the Best ???

[afahmic]

Re: ***Is the Maha Powerex C401FS Charger the Best

But according to this test, Maha C-401 FS is considered as very bad, especially on fast.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/70935

 

[Bones]

Re: ***Is the Maha Powerex C401FS Charger the Best

But according to this test, Maha C-401 FS is considered as very bad, especially on fast.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/70935

This sequence of posts includes a fresh perspectives from two owners of MH-C401S:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com ... p=2219007

Including radellaf, that makes three current owners which seem to like the charger regardless.

 

[Bones]

Re: ***Is the Maha Powerex C401FS Charger the Best

While I love the 401, I have two of them, I want a travel charger, and one for a friend who might spend $20, but $40 is way out of line.

If you have access to a USB port while travelling, you can go for the rather neat Eneloop USB charger:

http://www.amazon.com ... 1195171326

It's even eligible for the free shipping program.

A member's perspective:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com ... 165664

 

[koala]

Re: ***Is the Maha Powerex C401FS Charger the Best

Yes C401FS is very good until MH-C9000 comes along...

I don't have many 'advance' cells such as 2700mAh cells so I don't know how well the 401 works.

I have many 1700mAh to 2300mAh cells. The 401FS terminates properly when slow charging. During fast charge the cells gets terribly hot, also terminates properly. I recommend a nice big fan over the top of charging cells to reduce the cooking temperature.

 

[redfish]

The one hour Sanyo smart, independent charger can be had for around $10. It charges at 1.8Amps for 1-2 cells, or 900mAh for 3-4 cells.

I bought one from this guy:
http://cgi.ebay.com/I-SANYO-1-HOUR-...ryZ50511QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't know why anyone would pay $40 for the Maha with the same features.

 

[Zenster]

Staying on the Maha theme (but noting that this thread began 3 years ago), Maha has some pretty impressive new chargers available.

I'm greatly impressed with the specs of the MH-C9000 and have just ordered one yesterday.
From the description:
"The MH-C9000 is capable of charging, conditioning, analyzing, cycling, forming and discharging one to four AA or AAA batteries, all while digitally displaying the battery capacity and voltage. All four slots can be operated independently in different modes and settings. A total of five modes are available."

Plus, you can get a 12-volt adapter so it can used in your car (which I ordered also).

http://thomasdistributing.com/shop/...ml?SP_id=42&osCsid=06r0le5ic8l4klftqar7pg8nc3

 

[Hollow Man]

I posted my experiences with the 401FS in the thread Bones referred to. So if you want the full scoop, read it here. But in a nutshell, I own the C401FS, and agree that it works very well. I use it primarily on slow, and it hasn't missed a termination on me yet, even with my PowerEx 2700 mAh.

-HM

 

[Bullzeyebill]

I was wondering if the C401FS has been improved over the past two years? The other question is, while Tom's Charger Comparison thread does does some erratic performance at the high setting using Titanium 2400's, does this hold true for other brands of batteries, in particular the Eneloop's or other low discharge AA batteries?

Bill