On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:42:34 -0700, Dan Youngquist
wrote:

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, TripFarmer wrote:

In this life you get what you pay for. Look at this charger. You pay a
little more but it's so much better. chomp

Look at http://www.thomas-distributing.com/mhc401fs.htm

Yes, you certainly do get what you pay for. Cheap chargers are really
hard on the batteries; before I had a good microprocessor controlled
charger, I had cells die after only a dozen or so charge cycles. For a
little more money you get a charger that'll make your batteries last a lot
longer. The best chargers charge & monitor each cell individually instead
of in pairs. The MH-C401FS was the best on the market when I got mine,
and worth every penny.

-Dan

I agree completely with TripFarmer and Dan. I have that charger and
if it blew up tomorrow I'd order another one. You may not literally
always get what you pay for, but come on now. Is there anyone out
there that doesn't understand what his point was. That saying is very
common and is not intended to apply to every situation. You clearly
can outsmart yourself by trying to save one buck too many.

Rich Russell