I am dissatisfied with the overall situation ...

The times of disposable batteries are, at least in households with a large battery consumption, long gone. But the best batteries bring little and do not last long if the corresponding charger brings no reasonable performance. Because where you just brought in former times a handful of batteries via mains plug and charger 08/15 back on its feet, currently press Chargers incl. Bluetooth & app support to the market. Technically highly bred race cars such as the 2500 BC of Technoline connect the apparent progress then quickly with a low three-figure purchase price, which is washed. Rightly so? Unrestricted thrilled I am by no result.

The look and feel of the BC 2500 is impeccable. A good handful of "charger" grins meet me after removal from the packaging. The scope of supply is clear. Major player, plug, manual - that's it. An integrated, built-in kickstand on the back allows an oblique installation, preventing the free flow of air of the rear fan. Yes, read that right - a fan. More on this later. The large LCD display is easy to read, but unfortunately is poorly lit and to pure black / white contrast designed. The controls are sporadic - two soft keys, an enter key, four dialpad for the existing four loading areas. As far as logical extent understandable insofar simple.

Highfalutin news or innovation does not provide the BC 2500 in basic operation. Only AA & AAA batteries can be charged. The different modes are indistinguishable from its competitors and state of the art shop -. Unloading - Refresh & Analyze - cyclic loading & unloading - Break In by long battery storage. A jack of all trades would support at this point working with C & D-cells, possibly even loading of 9V batteries. Exactly this can not Technoline device.

For the handling in practice is easy to learn and very easy even without careful study of the manual. Insert the battery, select the desired charging current and the BC 2500 does its job. Until then, even relatively sovereign, so far as I have to admit. The batteries are firmly seated in the holder, can with a little practice, but also be inserted and removed quickly and easily.

The gimmick of Bluetooth support is a matter of taste. The coupling to a receiving device (smartphone / tablet) works in my case and using Android and the, available in the Google Play Store, BC 2500 app, smooth and flawless. A small side-mounted blue LED also visually successful connection. The possibilities of the app are limited, but a nice gimmick. So I can from a few meters away and from the sofa, control all functions of the charger, so make any changes to the charging modes or the output current. Unfortunately, the app does not provide errand boy who takes me inserting or removing the batteries. Thus, the proverbial "Vorsprung durch Technik" keeps systemic again badly in limits.

Practical - a necessary firmware update is available immediately after the installation app available and a side USB port allows direct loading of smartphones / tablets directly at BC 2500. A corresponding connection cable is not included.

Now a truly negative point on Technoline who me unceremoniously to the back - can return back fans - at the beginning of this review shortly mentioned. The BC 2500 is advertised with a "thermal protection" in the product description. That sounds very nice on paper, is dissolved in practice, however awful. Honestly, I thought at first, my freezer or dishwasher in the household is nearing an explosion before I - was sometime before the rowdy cordless fan of BC 2500, the easily reverberate with his monotonous crash an entire floor - to slightly panic Troubleshooting , Bright Lights.

According sober turns out my conclusion. For very (too much ...) money, I get as a consumer a fundamentally sound, good charger. At the same time, a charger that every time you use a sound level exposes me I'm not ready to permanently accept. Joining them will be the fact that identical models are sold much cheaper among other manufacturers branding AGM® SKYRC NC2500 Bluetooth Charger AA / AAA NiMH / NiCd battery charger iPhone Android Analyzer full version Apps edition. If Technoline at this crucial screws readjusted crucial, one can perhaps again in the near future to think about purchasing this charger. But currently I am more inclined to the conclusion: for now hands off!