Chaos,my experience is they will last longer with a smart charger,and very helpful to see how much capacity is left in a cell over time,amongst other things. Im very pleased with the ....
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La Crosse Technology BC-700 Alpha Power Battery Charger
by La Crosse Technology
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I heartily recommend this item as eneloops are costly I feel it pays for itself.

That said,I charge at the 700 ma rate,I dont think Ive killed a single eneloop yet since they came out,amazing!!!!
Oh,and Bud with cheapo charger,using eneloops shorter time than me,has killed some.

I keep a cheapy sold with batts charger around,if cell is too discharged the charger above wont see it,30 secs on dumb charger,into smart charger and you are good to go,plus the dumb charger is a very viable backup.

What I do,FWIW,seems to work OK.