new gold versa pak batteries: Do these batteries use the same charger as the older regular versa pak?
1782807
According to the B&D website, the charger is the same. The old silver batteries need 6 hours initial charge and a three hour charge after that; the new gold batteries need 9 hours for the initial charge and 6 hours to recharge. The red light tells you the battery is making contact... it doesn't go out, but you can leave the batteries in the charger when not in use. That apparantly doesn't harm them and they have no "memory", so partial charges won't create problems.
629170
yes I think they are the same, the difference they are designed for different mah (mili amp hours), this determines their output and service between charges. the larger the mah, the stronger the battery
258991
I have some much older chargers (circa 2000) from Panasonic, and they still could do a pretty good job on charging all new and older NiMH. Those NiMH that refused to charge in the new charger (blinking) are getting charge fine from my old Panasonic charger. Although, the batteries capacity of holding the charges decreased as they aged. But squeezing more life out of these batteries to me considered more "green" than just toss them away and flush out my "green" bills.
2114757
I believe so. I am alternating this one with the original and have had no problems. Charging them on an external charger because my charger no longer works.
1583491
I think they would probably work in the regular Energizer charger, but I haven't risked it. I got rid of the fast energizer charger because it seems to damage the batteries--15 mins. is TOO fast.
466248
Same or a few longer, they are awesome batteries and the charger is convenient, about an hour to charge, Well worth it!
659366
I don't know and would not use this charger for any else but these batteries
1780798
No, they just slow down during use. The two packs are interchangeable. So I just switch to the other. They charge fast and I have never had a problem with them. They do have an indicator that the battery is fully charged on the charger. It's a small red LED light on the charger.
1865565
Yes. These others are same size as well. We have had no trouble charging the original
689909
The battery is independent of the charger. If the original battery will charge, so will the new batteries. There is every reason to believe that the original charger will work just fine in Italy.
45964
You shouldn't need a different charger. Just be sure you wire the batteries exactly the way the old ones were. The ah rating just means the batteries you are purchasing will last longer under load before they discharge.
725763
No - you need to buy a charger that's compatible with the new batteries. The clue is in the color ! The old chargers will not charge the Li-ion batteries properly and in fact risk overcharging them and burning them out. The new chargers are infinitely better (with an overcharging protection circuit), and actually have revived my old Ni-Cd batteries when their original chargers wouldn't charge them anymore. I have a P-117 that I bought on eBay and have no hesitation in recommending it to you.
1215956
My batteries between them have indeed been interchangeable. The only difference I have been able to see is in the coloring of the lettering on the sides of the batteries. Chargers appear to be interchangeable as well.
22943
I couldn't figure out the difference either, but with the price of the batteries, I didn't want to take any chances. The XCP batteries said to get the 2021 and they seem to be far better batteries, so it is worth buying that charger.
840617
They do appear to be the new version (3.7). At first the connections seemed good on my charger for my V911. The removal of the batt from said charger however did not go so well. Still had one batt literally come apart in my hand (?) Buy em, but expect to lose at least one and don't use an old version charger. Good luck
1431444
Yes, and they work better too. However, you cannot use your old charger with them and must buy the lime green one to use with the new lithium batteries. The new charger can be used to charge the old yellow and black batteries.
1504543
No they don't use the same chargers. I bought it thinking the same thing. Dont know about the two you mentioned. I would say probably not wouldn't take the chance.