For NiMH, I've just moved to external chargers that manage the charging.
See http://www.powerstream.com/NiCad-NiMH-Catalog.htm . These don't cost a
whole lot more than a switching wall wart and actually do a reasonable job
charging and watching for charge termination.

Harold



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