Panasonic Eneloop Basic BQ-CC51E

The unconditional leadership in the segment of rechargeable batteries has been tenaciously held in tight grip for many years by the well-known "eneloops" — Eneloop batteries originally from the Land of the Rising Sun, the production of which has been established at Panasonic's facilities. And where there are batteries, there are chargers for their "refueling". The youngest in the line of charger of the Japanese manufacturer is the model with the prefix Basic, designated by the digital index BQ-CC51E.

Charging in pairs or quartets

The basic version of the device is designed to charge nickel-metal hydride batteries in sets of 2 or 4 pcs. There are few options here: either these will be batteries of a "finger" format, or a "little finger", as they say in the common people. Please note that batteries of the same type cannot be charged at the same time using the two slots on the same side of the charger.

Measured exercise

The model fills the battery cells with energy at low values of the charging current power (up to 200 mAh). On the one hand, this is a guarantee of a long battery life cycle, and on the other hand, it prolongs the charging time. By the way, you need to detect it yourself according to a special plate in the paper documentation for the device. For example, the duration of a full charge of a set of four Panasonic Eneloop AA batteries with a capacity of 1900 mAh is about 10 hours, and a quartet of AAA batteries with a capacity of 550 mAh is about 8 hours. The Panasonic Eneloop Basic BQ-CC51E itself turns off automatically in one case — after 13 hours of continuous operation.

Price quality

The model was assembled to the highest level in a white case, from which the mains plug sticks out straight. Due to its size, the device sometimes blocks access to neighboring outlets when they are in a heap arrangement. You should not be upset about this, because the charger is a good compromise in terms of price / quality ratio. It is worth keeping an eye on those users who are looking for a top-notch solution without unnecessary settings for little money.