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

This Panasonic battery charger exceeded my expectations in both build quality and performance. It feels solid and well-constructed, with a compact design that’s perfect for travel or desk use.Charging is fast and efficient – it fully recharged my AA and AAA NiMH batteries in a few hours. What I really appreciate is the individual charging channels, so I can charge 1, 2, 3, or 4 batteries at a time without any issues. Each slot has its own indicator light, making it easy to monitor charging status.There’s also built-in safety protection to prevent overcharging or overheating, which gives me peace of mind during overnight charges. It runs quietly and doesn’t heat up much.If you use a lot of rechargeable batteries (for remotes, cameras, game controllers, etc.), this Panasonic charger is a smart investment – reliable, safe, and convenient.

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!

TLDR; Perhaps the Amazon Basics batteries are okay, but the charger is horrible incorrectly detecting batteries as "bad", and it can only handle charging in pairs. Get a Panasonic/Enerloop charger and bring your Amazon zombies back from the dead.I've read and noticed differences in the longevity and lifespan of Amazon batteries. I rationalized buying them over single-use batteries since I could get multiple uses out of them. But so many times the Amazon charger would flash red meaning the batteries "were bad" supposedly after only a couple uses. And since you have to charge two at a time, you never knew which was "bad". I'd end up swapping pairs and driving myself mad in permutations of combinations in a pile of dead batteries.After much frustration and research I decided to switch to Enerloop batteries, the ones made in Japan (some are made in China). After receiving the batteries and quick charger, I decided to try and charge some of my old Amazon batteries that were being recognized as "bad". Miraculously they came back to life, being spared from the garbage bin. Not only that, but ones that were showing as fully charged in the Amazon charger were able to be even further charged for more power.I understand that the Amazon batteries are rechargeable and cheaper than alternatives, but if you only get a couple uses before they show as "bad" and they never get a full charge then they aren't much of an upgrade from single use which are far cheaper.

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.