RE: How to test AA rechargeables...
Yep. A lot of times cycling Nicad/Nimh cells will bring their capacity back up. The La Crosse charger is nice because it keeps cycling each cell until it sees that the cell is not taking more juice than the previous time(s) is was cycled. Then it terminates the cycling for the cell. All cells are treated individually. Basically, put the cells in the charger, hit start and then come back 1-2 days later.