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 * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DL9WDG?ie=UTF8&tag=tedsbatterpac-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001DL9WDG  Sony BCG-34HRE4KN] A 4xAA charger with charge indicators for each battery. Includes 4 2100mAh LSD batteries. It has a refresh button to discharge the battery before charging it and costs about $25. [http://esupport.sony.com/docs/BCG34HRE.pdf Manual]. This charger is a successor to the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002IOIMQ?ie=UTF8&tag=tedsbatterpac-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0002IOIMQ Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger] [http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=138475 CPF thread] [http://products.sel.sony.com/battery/pdfs/BCG-34HRMF4_LCD_Charger_Users_Manual.pdf Manual]
-* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GS6FIE?ie=UTF8&tag=tedsbatterpac-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003GS6FIE Sony BCG-34HLD2RN] [[File:Sony-bcg34hld.jpg|thumb|Sony Cycle Energy BCG-34HLD AA/AAA NiMH charger]]Older versions of the silver 34HLD may have been based on timer, but the newer white version is a smart charger that charges cell individually and cuts off when each cell is full (only one indicator light which goes off after the last battery is complete). AA's are charged at 360mA (a pulse charge of up to 1400mA that averages to 360mA) while AAA's are charged at 140mA. The 2RN comes with 2 1000mAh batteries, the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00166BNI0?ie=UTF8&tag=tedsbatterpac-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00166BNI0 4KN] comes with 4 2100mAh batteries, and the 4EN comes with 4 2500mAh batteries. This is a very inexpensive ($5-$12) basic charger. (CAUTION: Avoid the very similar looking BCG-34HH (more of a squarish shape at the top) series of chargers which charge only in pairs) [http://esupport.sony.com/docs/BCG34HLD.pdf Manual], [http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=295313 CPF thread], [http://budgetlightforum.com/node/1499 review].
+* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JHKSLM8?ie=UTF8&tag=tedsbatterpac-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00JHKSLM8 Panasonic BQ-CC17] - 4 cell compact AA/AAA charger charges cells individually with indicator lights when charging is complete for each cell. Recent price at Amazon was around $13 without batteries.
-* Sanyo Eneloop MQN05U (NC-TGR01 in Japan) - Charges 1-4 AAA or AA cells and usually comes with 4 AA eneloops. Note that this charger has a single indicator light which comes on after all of the cells are charged. It should not be confused with the very similar MQN06x which has two indicator lights and charges in pairs. Any NiMH charger can be used to charge Eneloop cells. [http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2281988 CPF thread]
 * [http://www.thomasdistributing.com/maha-mh-c800s-battery-charger.htm Maha MH-C800S] - 8-cell smart charger with LCD display. Has fast (1000mA) or gentle (500mA) charging mode (lower rates for AAA cells), conditioning cycle, 100-240V power. $57. MH-C801D is similar but has twice the charging rate (2000 mA default rate is too high for most batteries) and costs a little more. [http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=137843 CPF thread] [http://www.mahaenergy.com/download/mhc800s.pdf Manual]