Panasonic BQ-CC55SBA Advanced eneloop Individual Rechargeable Battery 3 Hour Quick Charger with 4 LED Color Charge Indicator Lights

The media could not be loaded. This charger become my go-to for keeping my devices powered up. This charger is well-built and extremely user-friendly. What I appreciate most is the individual charging slots. Each battery charges independently, so I can charge any combination of AA or AAA batteries without needing pairs.The 4 LED color indicators are a fantastic touch. They clearly show the charging status and indicate when a battery is fully charged, which gives a lot of peace of mind (red-yellow-green). It’s fast just about three hours for a full charge, so I’m not waiting around for long.This charger is compact and fits easily in my travel bag, making it convenient for trips too. With its high quality and reliability, this charger has been a game-charger (you see what I did here) for keeping my rechargeable batteries ready to go. Highly recommended for anyone needing a quick, efficient and straightforward battery charger. Great vale for money spend!

I'm a pretty recent convert to rechargeable batteries having bought an Energizer Pro Charger set 11 months ago. While that charger (and the included batteries) has performed well and has been very reliable, it only charges in pairs so I decided to upgrade to a smart charger capable of charging cells individually.Some reviewers of the BQ-CC55 noted that the batteries get too hot or complained of noise coming from the charger while in use. Charging two Energizer 2000 mAh AA cells at a time, the batteries did get warm but not hot. It also charges those two AA cells in about an hour and-a-half which is quite a bit faster than the 3-4 hours it takes for the Energizer charger. After using the charger for the fourth time, I did notice very faint, sporadic, high-pitched beeps that I didn't notice the previous times I used it. Since then, I haven't heard any sound produced by the charger so it's a non-issue.The colored LED status indicators are well-designed and one of the best features of this charger in addition to the fast, smart charging. The lights begin at red (<20%), turn to yellow (20%-80%), then green (80%+). Charging is complete once the LED shuts off after turning green. One feature I like better in the Energizer charger are the audible tones generated when the charging process starts and when it finishes. It's helpful to have an audible alert when charging has finished in case the charger isn't within line-of-sight, but that's a small nit. The BQ-CC55 is a step up from the Energizer Pro Charger and the one I wish I had bought in the first place.UPDATE 02/2019: After a year and four months of using this charger a few times a month, it developed strange high-pitched electronic noises (the closest sound I can compare it to is electronic squeaking). I've read other reviews which described this issue and now I have it also. The noise fluctuates in volume and also changes tone so it isn't one consistent type of noise.It seems the charger still works just fine as the batteries were charged to full capacity. It's just that the noise is annoying and an unwanted development in a lightly-used product. Hopefully, it's a minor issue and one that won't affect the charger's performance in the long run because this a a really good product otherwise.UPDATE 07/2019: Ever since the one instance when the charger started emitting sound, the sound has vanished. Thankfully, it was a temporary issue. I've used it many times since then and it's been silent. After 2 years of use, this charger is still working very well.

I am surprised how much of a better job this product does at charging my batteries. I bought an Energizer recharger in 2019 and recently noticed how my several-year-old AA betteries were lasting a pretty short time with my Apple mouse. With this Panasonic charger they are lasting 2-4 times longer. And the LED lights are useful to identify bad batteries.Well worth the money.

I believe this is the latest SANYO/Panasonic 4-bay AA AAA NiMH / NiCd battery charger in a long line of this direct AC plug-in type. Unlike its individual slot monitoring predecessor (BQ-CC17) which I also have, this BQ-CC55 is actually a fast charger where the CC17 is more an "overnight" charger (i.e. darn slow). The newer CC55 can actually charge three sets of four depleted AAs during waking hours. Mind you, it does slow down a bit when fully-loaded with 3 or 4 cells inserted. Yea, and the batts can get warmer than some people think proper but it's really not an issue with the nickel-based chemistry - with the CC55 at the controls. It's OK to shake things up a bit vs. the deadly-slow charger whose 7 - 8 hour safety timer can actually time-out before the batteries are done. You think your cells are charged b/c the lights went out. Maybe not. Well, when the green indicator for a CC55 slot comes on and then goes dark, the cell in that bay is DONE. I'm not quite certain what the CC55 means when it first lights the Green slot LED but I let it sit for a bit until it goes dark. I have even thought of getting two or three of these in lieu of the many questionable 8 or 12-bay chargers out there. The only feature lacking with that idea is the "Refresh" / "Discharge" function which provides a slow and controlled discharge down to the recommended cut-off cell voltage of 0.9 to 1V and then proceeds with a full charge cycle. I really wish Pany would make an 8 - 12 bay charger/conditioner. Still, I give this CC55 5-Stars as a charger only but a fast one.