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You can recharge most high capacity NiMH batteries in a Maha battery charger.
Shown above is my Maha MH-801D charging some old Energizer 2500mAh AA and Powertech 800mAh AAA batteries.
Battery technologies have come a long way in just a few years, and continue to improve. A few years ago, the highest capacity AA battery was a 1800mAh NiMH. Before that they were 600mAh NiCD’s. Today we have 2700mAh NiMH AA’s, and tomorrow, who knows?
If you have some old rechargeable batteries you still want to use, then be aware that their ability to take charge from a rapid charger is limited, be it a Maha charger or any other brand. As a rule, AA batteries over 2000mAh and AAA batteries over 700mAh are fine in Maha rapid chargers. To recharge older cells, you are best to choose a charger with a slow option, such as the 5 hour charge of a MH-C401FS or the MH-C801D and not the MH-C204W travel charger.
Low discharge batteries such as Sanyo Eneloop and Powerex Imedions are also 100% compatible with Maha Powerex chargers.
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