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Item 766557
Specification | Description |
| Weight | 23 ounces |
| Material | Plastic casing |
| Dimensions | 6 x 3 x 1.5 inches |
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Comments about Energizer 15 Minute Car and Home Battery Charger:
This charger has anything you could ever ask for in a charger. It has microprocessor controlled individual cell charging so it will perfectly charge batteries for devices that take 2 batteries (Mini-Maglites, GPS units) or 3 (two-way radios). It takes less than 15 minutes to recharge batteries. It will detect bad batteries and alert you instead of dangerously trying to charge them. It has a car adapter so that it works great when you're car camping or just on the road. The house adapter is a bit large and the battery cooling fan is a bit loud (but only for 15 minutes) but if you're looking for a fast, intelligent charger then these downsides are no problem.
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Comments about Energizer 15 Minute Car and Home Battery Charger:
I bought this because I use a lot of AA batteries for a variety of gadgets - digital camera, bike headlights & blinkies (3 bikes), climbing headlamp, 2-way radios, avalanche tranceiver, and other stuff. I throw away at least a dozen AA batteries a year (way more, probably), and they never seem to last long enough.
Once I made the intital invenstment of the charger and a few rechargable batteries (plus a few more rechargable batteries later, once I was convinced), I'm no longer buying batteries. Haven't bought any batteries in the last year or so now.
The charge lasts a long time, and lasts longer than the custom rechargeable ones that came with my camera and docking station/charger.
The charging process takes about 15 minutes. One warning - it does not shut itself off after the charging is complete, and overcharging can ruin your batteries.
I've had it for just over a year and have been very satisfied with it.
If you use a lot of batteries for a variety of things like I do, not only will this pay for itself eventually, but you won't have to buy and toss batteries all the time, and the batteries you do have will hold a charge longer.
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Comments about Energizer 15 Minute Car and Home Battery Charger:
Pros: fast & smart charger; charges individual cells (1,2,3 or 4 at a time); works great in the car and at home
Cons: loud; only 1 LED for all 4 battery slots; no option to charge slower and be nicer to the batteries when you're not in a rush
Misc: it seems to be pickier about damaged batteries that still charge in other chargers & discharge
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Comments about Energizer 15 Minute Car and Home Battery Charger:
The box in the picture says 4 AA and the description says "Includes four AA 2200 mAh NiMH rechargeable batteries", but when it arrived it had a mix of 2 AAA and 2 AA. Not a big problem, just didn't receive what was expected, and now I'm scrambling to get more of these AA's before a trip.
Other than that, great charging and battery system (so far).
Always shocks me to find out how much longer rechargeable batteries seem to last in certain devices than brand new batteries. You'd think it would be the other way around.
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