Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter by Energizer Batteries
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Digital camera reviews of Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter
Digital camera Review: Decent Battery Charger
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not crazy about this product, I have both positive and negative feelings toward it.
The charger works good for some products at certain times. I don't mean the batteries don't last long for machines pulling a lot of juice or that they last long for machines that don't. It is kind on mixed. I would get great performance out of my digital camera one day and then horrible the next. I expect this is resulting from the charger not fully or evenly charging batteries. Its like it has a mind of it own, either that it is the batteries.
I know with certain batteries they have a memory and if not charge properly the first time it can be ruined. I don't think this is the case with these types of batteries, plus I followed the instructions. So I am not sure 100% sure why the charger or the batteries are not fully charged at times. I just know it to be fact it happens.
It doesn't happen often and I have gotten a better performance out of the machine than a negative one, that's why the 4 stars. As well as I have used other brands before which were a flop and died after a year. I have had this one for going on two. A lot of things change in two years, I recommend seeing what else has popped up on the market before buying. This does have its faults but is also works rather well as well.
It all depends on you and what you expect from a product. It works but it also have faults, choose to live with them or seek a new product. I would definitely keep searching and come back to this if you don't like what you find.
Digital camera Review: Didn't even charge it's own batteries
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried 10 different AA batteries on this device, including the batteries that came with the package (two AAA and two AA batteries).
This device only charged one AA battery, and didn't even charge the two AA batteries that came with the package. It charged the AAA batteries which came with the package, however.
Neat idea. Poor quality. I'm returning this item.
Digital camera Review: Don't use this charger
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this charger only to discover that it damages batteries. Initially I could get about a 100 shots from my Canon with 2 AA's. After only 3 or 4 charges on the included Energizer AA's,the batteries start to self discharge and fully discharged in only 24 hours without use. I have changed to Sanyo Eneloop batteries and the La Crosse BD900 charger. I get double the shots and the batteries can be left in the camera for a week without noticeable self discharge.
The Energizer batteries that came with this 15 minute charger are now damaged and don't respond to the reconditioning mode of my new charger and continue to self discharge.
I am very disappointed with Energizer and their charger.
Digital camera Review: Energizer rechargable batteries are great, so don't ruin them with this charger.
Summary: 1 Stars
I chucked this battery cooker in the trash. 15 minute chargers cause the batteries to become very hot. Heat destroys rechargable batteries and this unit will frizzle your batteries in short order, causing you to keep buying more batteries. Good for Energizer but not good for you. Something like a Maha is a good way to go with its pulsed charging and ability to erase the memory effect from old batteries.Digital camera Review: Every set of batteries I have seems to be a dud?
Summary: 1 Stars
If put more than one battery (brand new or old batteries) into this charger, the charger says that one or more of the batteries is not working properly. The only way I can get the charger to work is to only put one battery in at a time. Unfortunately, if I put more than one battery in the charger at once, then the charger doesn't accept some of the batteries when they are placed in the charger individually.
Putting two-and-two together, it appears this battery charger is either killing my batteries when I put more than one battery in the charger, or the charger is unable to identify good versus bad batteries.
I tried the Energizer universal compact charger, and I'm having problems with this unit as well. Frankly, I'm done wasting my time with Energizer chargers now. I've never had these types of problems with other chargers in the past.