Thanks, NLee is one of the top 3 techs on Amazon who love what they do and they do it well. I read his stuff back when I was initially getting Eneloops.
I thought the LaCrosse charger ($35+, no batteries) was the only real way to go, but it sounds like this new Sony charger is a good step up from the usual bundled chargers. Having 4 more Eneloop quality batteries is an added bonus for $20 total.
I'll order one of these tonight and see how the refresh works on my older Eneloops. I'm hoping to beef them up a bit for my old and very hungry Kodak camera.