Ansmann Energy 8 Charger
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Manufacturer: AnsmannModel: 5407022
Color: Grey
Product features:
- Works with 1-6 AAA or AA cells, 1-4 C and D as well as 1-2 9V batteries.
- Automatic refresh/discharge function
- Faulty battery detection
- Microprocessor controled
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Customer Review: A great simple charger but not perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this charger along with a PowerEx MH-C9000 charger expecting to play with them both and pick a winner. Although the Ansmann Energy 8 is about as far from the PowerEx as two devices can be, I have to admit that I do like them both.
I'm not going to say this is the best charger ever, because it is good for some types of people and usage, but not all. If you like simplicity then this is the charger for you. Each batter position has a red/green LED and that is the full status you get. Overall, it can display charging, refreshing, done, and bad battery. That's it.
There is no doubt that this charger generally does a good job under most conditions, but I take away one star because the info it gives you is so limited and because it offers absolutely no control. Its this 5% of problem conditions that gives me some doubts that this charger is not perfect. Here are two examples.
First a put a PowerGenix NiZn battery in this charger. These are pretty common and similar to NiMH but with a higher 1.6v voltage. I put them in my PowerEx charger and they register an error in a few seconds. The Ansmann acts like its charging it, but goes through a continuous charge and refreshing cycle which repeats over and over. True the charger never claims to charge these, but its easy to tell these aren't NiMH batteries by their higher voltage, so I feel they should be rejected as bad.
The second questionable problem was what I observed with several NiMH batteries. This charger displays a red, yellow, or green indication of battery charge for 5 second when a battery is inserted. This indicates under 25% charge, 25-80%, and 100% respectively. This is a nice feature, but on many occasions I have inserted a battery, gotten a yellow light indicating 25-80%, then, within 30 seconds to a minute the ready light turns on. How can that be? A partially charged battery can not fully charge in a minute. Impossible. I've also seen many cases where I've had a charging and fully charged battery next to each other, I remove the charged battery and the charging battery suddenly indicates its charged. I've seen it occur too many times to beleive its just a coincidence.
In any case these problems are minor, and in most cases, the charger seems to work great. Of course those cheapie chargers you get with a pack of batteries seem to work well as well, but I do expect more from a charger which costs much more. Still if you don't mind spending the bucks, and you want simple, this charger is great and fairly quick. The PowerEx charger is fantastic as well, and if you are willing to spend the time with it you will get even better results, but you just can't pop in the batteries and walk away, and some PowerEx modes can take up to 48 hours to complete, and to be honest, for slightly better results the time may not be worth it.
Oh, one more thing. This is certainly NOT a travel charger. Its rather large, but it uses a cord and not a wall wart, which is nice. And the users guide could be better. But overall I'm very happy with this charger, and the fact that my wife can use it with no training, is a big plus.
Description of Ansmann Energy 8 Charger
The energy 8 is equipped with a user interface and battery loading technique. After inserting the NiCd/NiMH rechargeable battery, a capacity quick test is performed for around 5 seconds. The user may then remove the cells or leave them in place so that a full diagnosis of the battery is executed and with damaged batteries a refreshing programm is invoked. Damaged cells are reactivated and the capacity of the battery is restored. Depending upon the condition of the inserted battery, the refreshing programm may cycle several times until the battery is regenerated.Battery Chargers
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