Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger by Energizer Batteries
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Digital camera reviews of Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger
Digital camera Review: Decent unit
Summary: 4 Stars
this unit would be perfect except for two gripes.
1) when you take charged batteries out and put in ones to be charged, you have to unplug the whole unit then plug it back in for the charging led's to start. maybe the unit does charge but the led's won't light unless you unplug/plug.
2) plastic cover is great for keeping out dust, but i find it a pain to have to keep opening/closing the unit. Also, some batteries get really warm when charging and i'm worried that keeping the top closed may get it really hot (and reduce charging life of the batteries).
ok. one last gripe.
3) getting D cells out of this unit is like an act of God. They stick in there really tightly and require turning the unit upside down and smacking the bottom to get them out.
but it does a great job of charging (and not overcharging to my knowledge) so for the inexpensive price, i'm not going to complain.
It would've gotten a 5 except for the small problems mentioned above...
Digital camera Review: Does what it should with one exception
Summary: 4 Stars
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.Digital camera Review: Get the 15 Minute Charger Instead!
Summary: 2 Stars
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.Digital camera Review: Good value, Good product
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased the NIMH charger to accommodate the need for 9v rechargables and have been completely satisfied with the unit to date. Able to charge all of the "standard" battery types, from AAA to 9v, the unit works flawlessly. It is definitely not for the impatient as it lives up to its Overnight name when charging batteries of any type. The fastest charges are on the smaller, lighter volt batteries, but if speed isn't an issue, this charger works excellent and should satisfy my rechargeable needs for years to come.Digital camera Review: Great Buy...I think!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I gave the Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger 4 stars instead of 5 stars only because I haven't used it yet. The charger appears to be very sturdy and well made. It is compact and can be packed easily for travel. However, I see this item as becoming extremely functional, well used and worth having because it charges almost all sizes batteries!! Having bought batteries for two house phones and several cameras I look forward to using this time and time again.