( 10 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 27 2009
I've had this for a year now, since my 15 minute charger died and I hate it! It takes 24 hours and does not fully charge the batteries! Don't purchase this if you are only using AAs or AAAs, get the 15-minute charger instead, it might get warmer and be a little noisy with the fan, but you will get much better use from your rechargeable batteries.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 12 2009
The item recharges batteries really slow. Not kinda slow. I mean 17 plus hours slow. Any battery. Also. You must... Must have a pair of batteries to charge. It will not charge single cells Example one Double A or Triple A batteries. It will Do C's and D's in a single set. However It takes. Well It feels like this item takes a lifetime to do a simple task. I've ended up replacing this charger with a newer updated Digital Family Charger that takes three hours maximum to charge D Cell batteries. I have basically retired this Pile of wasted plastic and wire to the back of the closet. Another thing that bothered me with this device. The cord isn't detachable. So. Transporting can be a pain. Not to mention if something where to happen to the cord. There is no way of just simply replacing it with another one. Lets say if the cat or dog got a hold of it and thought it was a good idea to chew on the cord? trust me. I had it happen. I feel it won't be the last time.. (Looks at the dog) Anyways. Do I recommend this product to anyone? Yeah I recommend this product to a person that has the will of steel to even consider using this. If you need a set of batteries for lets say a vacation. haha. You might as well just forget it and buy disposable alkaline batteries. Now I do however recommend Energizer recalling this item, Melting it down and using the recycled material to go towards something worth spending money on. Oh yeah. Did I mention this has nice shiny exposed Metal Connections. Oh yeah. They say. Put the batteries in first before you plug it in. They aren't kidding. sweaty hands or damp hands by some odd means. yeah You will light up your day. I recommend the newer models. They have a door mechanism that will move the charging points to the batteries as you shut the lid. Thus removing the need to having to pull back these spring loaded prongs. With a possible zap included. I would say go ahead for 10 Dollars more. Get the new and improved device http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-CHFC-Family-Battery-Charger/dp/B000P6L99A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1239524769&sr=1-5 copy and paste. save yourself. I recommend this one.
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Posted: Feb 15 2009
This charger is just fine overall. I only have one complaint. I leave the unit plugged in. The wall outlet isn't easily accessible where it is. When I put new batteries in, the unit does not automatically start charging them; the charging light is OFF. I have to unplug the unit, wait a few seconds and plug it back in and THEN the light comes on. Puh-LEASE... That's ridiculous. I can see WHY they did that I think. I have a small 4 AA charger from Energizer. To load that with batteries you really have to pull it out of the wall socket. That resets it and starts the charging when you plug it back in. I assume they used the same circuitry in the larger charger and didn't think about it. They really should have put in a reset button or power button on it to start the charging. (or some auto-sensing circuit that detects batteries are present) So what I had to do was plug it into a power strip with a switch on it to power cycle the unit every time. That's pretty stupid, Energizer.
