UNiROSS ULTIMATE (as Technoline BC-1000) Smart Charger AA AAA + USB Power out - £19.79 @ eBay

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UNiROSS ULTIMATE (as Technoline BC-1000) Smart Charger AA AAA + USB Power out £19.79 @ eBay / qualitydiscounts

£19.79 eBay4 Jan 16

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Blasphemous

3 Jan 16

UNiROSS ULTIMATE Intelligent Four in One Smart Battery Charger/Tester with LCD Display & USB Power out

Charges AA/AAA batteries

UK stock supplied with UK 3 pin plug.

BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

UNiROSS is proud to announce the launch of thier ULTIMATE charger the first charger of this type to be produced by a professional Global Battery Brand. UNiROSS ULTIMATE charger is similar in function to the La Crosse / TechnoLine chargers but with added USB 5V output.

A more practical version, In terms of power output the ULTIMATE charger 1000 mA is more powerful than La Crosse / Technoline BC 700 (700mA).

More importantly the ULTIMATE charger offers more options, such as USB output 5v DC 1A for charging your usb powered devices such as smartphones, tablets etc and is a more cost effective solution.

This charger is all-in-one: a micro chip controlled latest technology charger / discharger / battery tester and refreshing unit. It is a slow / gentle / medium / fast charger at a touch of a button, the ULTIMATE charger can be used with any NiCD or NiMH AAA and AA batteries.

FEATURES
Quick Charger
Sophisticated LCD Display
12V DC Input making it very portable
Supplied complete with mains power adaptor
Suitable for AA or AAA
Various Charging Currents 200mA/500mA/700mA/1000mA
5V 1A USB Output port for charging mobiles, tablets, Iphones, Ipads and other gadgets.
Suitable for NiMH or NiCd
4 Independent channels
Overcharge, overheat protection
Bad battery detection
Delta V (dV) detection
Dimensions: 129 x 75 x 31mm
Weight: 135g
4 Function Modes

Charging Mode: 200mA/500mA/700mA/1000mA)
Discharging Mode: Discharge and recharge a battery to remove the memory effect
Refresh Mode: To cycle the battery repeatedly thereby achieving the optimum capacity.
Test Mode: To determine the capacity of the battery

The price of this has increased to £21.99 however you can get the 7 DayShop version for £19.99 Delivered + TCB

https://www.7dayshop.com/products/7dayshop-multi-mode-lcd-intelligent-ni-mh-battery-charger-for-aa-and-aaa-WH2-DS-127
- Stu

Top comments

Blasphemous to Pluun

3 Jan 16 15 #12

They walk amongst us...

philipkole

3 Jan 16 4 #1

Good price, same charger available from the seller for £25 with 4 AA eneloop 2600 batteries. better imho.

RickyL7 to R2Dom2

4 Jan 16 4 #40

You don't need the old dumb charger.

You can revive dead 'NULL' batteries with a unbent paper clip and a charged battery.

Unplug the BC-700 (important!), put the NULL battery in one slot, put a charged battery in the slot next to it. Connect the two slots using the paperclip for a second. Voila... battery is no longer NULL!

RickyL7

4 Jan 16 3 #51

Yes, just to clarify, connect the two + (positive) ends of the batteries with the paperclip (this helps "kickstart" the battery). You can google "BC-700 paperclip"... there's a good customer image on the Amazon.com review of the BC-700 which shows the paperclip trick.

All comments (72)

philipkole

3 Jan 16 4 #1

Good price, same charger available from the seller for £25 with 4 AA eneloop 2600 batteries. better imho.

Blasphemous to philipkole

3 Jan 16 #6

Where is that offer? I see the seller offering the same charger with 4 eneloops at £29.99 but not at £25.

EDIT: I've search ebay, I cannot find ANY seller with this charger listed with 4 eneloop batteries for £25.

ysdevil

3 Jan 16 #2

It looks similar to the BC700, but does it do the same job as well as the BC700?

TomatoBoy

3 Jan 16 1 #3

Bought one of these just before Christmas. Great price, works well. Interesting comparison to the BC700 (apart from this having the additional 1000mA setting) is that the readout in Charge mode shows the setting selected for each channel, e.g. 200, whereas the BC700 displays the actual charge being applied, e.g. 197, 198 or whatever. Not a deal breaker, and perhaps a 'feature' of the newer BC1000 as well? The only annoyance is the batteries don't slip in and out as cleanly as on the BC700, they are recessed differently and some fumbling can take place. Otherwise, performance matches the BC700, individual channels and refresh modes, and it works fine :smiley:

Stu

3 Jan 16 2 #4

Looks like the 7 Day Shop WH2-DS-127 @ £19.99 delivered + TCB

LotusJas

3 Jan 16 #5

Thanks OP, ordered.

wdh

3 Jan 16 #7

It does rather!

Niz

3 Jan 16 #8

I think a company makes them all and they just get re-badged, wonder what the original company is?

jamiecarter397 to Niz

3 Jan 16 #9

Technoline

hcc27 to Niz

4 Jan 16 #20

Probably Vestel<3

szferke

3 Jan 16 #10

I have a similar charger, Voltcraft IPC-1. It is a premium charger, very reliable and has lots of functions.

Pluun

3 Jan 16 1 #11

Can it charge "ordinary" batteries?
No?
Not all that "smart" then.
COLD :confused:

Blasphemous to Pluun

3 Jan 16 15 #12

They walk amongst us...

u0421793 to Pluun

4 Jan 16 #25

Careful in that jest — people might get the idea that they can vote cold for any ridiculous reason, and not because they’ve seen this identical product cheaper elsewhere (which is of course the only reason one ever votes cold).

topper63

4 Jan 16 #13

Looks like the price has been bumped up to £21:99!

omgpleasespamme

4 Jan 16 #14

Wouldn't it be worth paying a little extra and going for something that can charge lithium batteries too?

cornh0l10 to omgpleasespamme

4 Jan 16 #16

Something like this costs twice as much:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013SD1T5U/

Pluun

4 Jan 16 #15

Yes they do.
You ( sorry, they) can usually be recognized by their inane comments that prove they know nothing of what they are wittering on about.

noahsdad

4 Jan 16 #17

Energiser chargers are cheaper and better. Uniross has long had its day in what is a competitive market, honestly didn't even realise they were still making this stuff.

omgpleasespamme

4 Jan 16 #18

I was thinking about something like http://www.gearbest.com/chargers/pp_174044.html. It's around £23 but I'm sure there's a code that would make it cheaper.

BroadbandBilly

4 Jan 16 #19

If it's like the BC-700 (which by all accounts it is) it's a well worth purchase. Heated.

philipkole

4 Jan 16 #21

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNiROSS-ULTIMATE-as-Technoline-BC-1000-Charger-AA-AAA-4-x-AA-2600-Batteries-/331466312242?nav=SEARCH

Sorry. Battries are uniross.

saintagnes

4 Jan 16 #22

Please provide link for a charger of 'ordinary' battery i.e. for the pervasive alkaline,,,,,,

Newbold

4 Jan 16 #23

That looks very interesting - not seen that model before, and it seems very different from all the BC700 and IQ328 clones. Anyone know any more about it? Or the Chinese company selling it?

Newbold

4 Jan 16 1 #24

They've been around for many, many years, and the company that first marketed them in the UK made a lot of money for a while. They work, after a fashion, but there's very little point to them these days. The latest Eneloops are superior to non-rechargeables in many ways, and cost hardly any more. Why would anybody buy non-rechargeables in the circumstances? :neutral_face:

STBwoo

4 Jan 16 2 #26

The only annoying thing about BC700 for me is that it doesn't charge the dead batteries. For that reason I have to keep an old "dumb" charger to start them.

adyjoy to STBwoo

4 Jan 16 #27

agreed. I was throwing out 'duff' rechargeable batteries before I realised this...

corred1964

4 Jan 16 #28

There are charges which will "refresh" ordinary batteries a couple of times but it's much better to simply get some decent rechargeable ones in the first place

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SBC1001-Battery-Alkaline-Batteries-Rechargeable/dp/B00872D8WU

BigAde

4 Jan 16 #29

Yes, that's rather annoying. I seem to remember there was a way of tricking the BC700 into recharging the dead ones, but now I can't find that info...

BigAde

4 Jan 16 1 #30

I've also got an alkaline battery recharger, had it 10+ years. I still use it, but with the introduction of Low Self Discharge (LSD) Ni-MH I'm slowly replacing most of my alkalines as I can afford to. The alkaline recharger does work with the following caveats:
1. You can't recharge dead alkalines. For it to work, you need to recharge them BEFORE they are completely drained, which takes a bit of organization/discipline.
2. You can only recharge up to 10 times, I would say more like 5 times is more realistic.
3. Some brands of batteries when recharged are more vulnerable to leaking.

Once you get used to the way it all works, it's very useful and has more than paid for itself over the years.
Would I buy one now? No. Better to invest in LSD Ni-MH.

corred1964 to BigAde

4 Jan 16 #31

I currently use Lithium Polymer AA batteries rather than Ni-MH

u0421793 to BigAde

4 Jan 16 #65

Agreed concerning the alkalines. Essentially, alkalines (non-rechargeable normal ones, that is) can be recharged, but best using a pulse train rather than a continuous supply, and even then you’ll probably get about five useful recharges from it, and all that time you are at significant risk of it leaking (either during the charge attempt, or even, less likely though, once you start using it). I’d consider it a bit of a party trick, an academic exercise, or a last resort if you end up on a desert island (and a variable duty-cycle pulse generator washes up ashore).

BigAde

4 Jan 16 #32

Aren't they a bit pricey?

R2Dom2

4 Jan 16 #33

Hopefully this doesn't suffer the same major problem as the BL-700 - it can't charge completly dead batteries. Mostly when I use mine the batteries arn't completly flat but occasionally they are. You put one of those in and the charger just reads 'NULL'. Have dig out my old charger, put in in there for a minute before charging, which is a right pain considering the cost and 'smartness'.

RickyL7 to R2Dom2

4 Jan 16 4 #40

jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #34

Cold I'm afraid - you can get a smart AA/AAA charger for under £10 and the USB output is hardly essential -certainly not worth paying more than double for.

Stu to jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #35

In which case it would be 'normal' to point people in the right direction, i.e. post the link.

Newbold to jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #37

Clearly a subject you know nothing at all about - so why bother to add daft comments? Unless, of course, you'd like to show us where to get an intelligent charger such as this for under £10? :smile:

djdynamite123

4 Jan 16 #36

£21.99?

ykhan16

4 Jan 16 #38

I'm having the same issue with my BC700! If there is a way to circumvent this, could someone please post the info! :innocent:

Lippo999

4 Jan 16 1 #39

Nice one Blas, it will go well with my Ready To Go Eneloop AA deal! As mentioned in my thread, I have the lower power BL700 version of this, which I bought a couple of years ago for £32.

Have some heat!

RickyL7

4 Jan 16 #41

bridtown

4 Jan 16 #42

Lol hot from me just for that comment

bridtown

4 Jan 16 #43

Lol hot from me just for that comment

stevengalbraith

4 Jan 16 #44

Any views on how this compares to this charger here....EBL 920D

BigAde

4 Jan 16 #45

So you briefly connect the two positive terminals via a paperclip and then power the BC700 back on?

Lippo999

4 Jan 16 #46

I'm going to try this.

RickyL7

4 Jan 16 #47

Yes, remove the paperclip and re-power the BC700 back on.

Lippo999

4 Jan 16 #48

Yes, could do with a bit more info on where to put the paperclip.

R2Dom2

4 Jan 16 #49

Thanks very much for this - I've a query (apologies if I've missed something obvious) so I turn the power off (OK), NULL battery in slot one, fully charged in slot two (OK), where do I put the ends of the paperclip to connect the two slots? Connect both positive terminals, negative on one to the positive on the other etc? Then I turn the charger back on without the paperclip and no NULL battery.
If you could clarify I that would be fantastic. Thanks

R2Dom2

4 Jan 16 #50

Ah, OK. connect the two positive terminals for a second then turn it on. That's great news. I will give it a go. Thanks.

RickyL7

4 Jan 16 3 #51

BigAde

4 Jan 16 #52

Cool, thanks will give that a try.

adyjoy

4 Jan 16 #53

that's a great tip Ricky, will give it a go.

Can I humbly suggest when you're describing these sorts of procedures though, that you make it absolutely clear when the device is unplugged and when it can be plugged in again. If this thread goes quiet and a couple of HUKD users are never seen again I'm blaming you... :-D

Time to dig through my old batteries - thanks again.

jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #54

If you are going to be snarky and condescending I'd at least check HUKD first.... people might be more forgiving

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lloytron-smart-aa-aaa-lcd-display-charger-charge-1-2-3-4-batteries-8-49-amazon-dispatched-2348942

Also there's this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012AQ5T16?keywords=intelligent%20charger&qid=1451913147&ref_=sr_1_18&s=electronics-accessories&sr=1-18

There was another intelligent charger cheaper than this but can't find at moment...

jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #55

Apologies - I've posted links in post #54 to a couple and at least one other was posted on HUKD that I can't find at the moment.

Stu

4 Jan 16 #56

Yes they are known as intelligent chargers however:

The Lloytron one is not available on Amazon any longer. Also unlike the one discussed here it is not a conditioner, only a charger.

The same with the 7 DayShop one you linked to, it is not a conditioner.

The one discussed here which is available as a number of various brands including the now cheaper 7DayShop one I linked too has four modes of operation: - Charge, Discharge, Refresh, Test

omgpleasespamme

4 Jan 16 #57

I placed 2 separate orders for this device with earlier firmware months ago and both arrived. They both seem to function okay. I did a quick search before ordering and I think a few forums on torches recommended it. So far I've had everything I've ordered from Gearbest show up (full disclosure - I've an order for about £2 worth of stuff that at this point I'm not sure will show up so I might have to contact them) and I've ordered quite a lot of low value stuff. Put the model number into Google yourself, see what you think.

Newbold

4 Jan 16 #58

Thanks, but whilst they're cheaper, they're both a bit intellectually challenged for 'intelligent' chargers. The one posted here, and most of the others at that sort of price level, allows you to specify the charging current channel by channel. 200ma is probably the optimum charging current if you want to look after your batteries.

The two you've posted will put in 1200ma for a single battery and 600ma for a pair, with no way of changing that. They're slightly better than ordinary chargers, but not, I'm afraid, in the same league as the one posted.

corred1964

4 Jan 16 #59

I got some in a clearance sale ....paid £19 for 12 of them ;-)

thebruce

4 Jan 16 #60

Can someone post a link to the BC700 everyone keeps talking about? There seems to be multiple manufacturers using the same model number, probably to cash-in on the reputation of the one that actually works (unless I am confused)

Blasphemous to thebruce

4 Jan 16 #62

http://www.technoline.eu/details.php?id=1400&

Newbold to thebruce

4 Jan 16 #63

Here it is on Amazon UK at £31 - slightly cheaper (around £25) from Amazon Germany:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technoline-Intelligent-Professional-Standard-battery/dp/B003S4JQS2/

jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #61

Different strokes for different folks....for many people, myself included, these do all they need for less than half the price.

jazzuk777

4 Jan 16 #64

Both the Lloytron and the 7Dayshop one were available just this morning on Amazon when I checked before posting(the Lloytron I think has gone up to £8.59, still under £10). I suspect they'll do fine for most people, who don't condition their batteries, just want to be able to charge the correct number and check for errors. UPDATE: this one claims to charge Alkalines too...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004KZKWO0?keywords=lloytron%20charger&qid=1451936364&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

philbill1973

12 Jan 16 #66

You are a star, spent the weekend reviving null batteries. Thank you.

Pluun

13 Jan 16 #67

Suppose it's better than watching ugly old LVG blatantly lying about his lucky draw at Newcastle.:neutral_face:

feed_me_chocs

14 Jan 16 1 #68

Available again from the same ebayer at £19.79 again if you expire op.

Blasphemous to feed_me_chocs

14 Jan 16 1 #69

Have had the deal un-expired. Thank you chocs