Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter
by Energizer Batteries
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Manufacturer: Energizer BatteriesModel: CH15MNCP-4
Color: SILVER
Product features:
- Eveready,Battery Chargers
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Customer Review: Initial Impressions are Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars
After an unimpressive experience with NiMH about 4 years ago and throwing away numerous non-rechargeable Lithium primary batteries from my shoe-mount camera flashes since then, I decided it was worth giving NiMH cells another shot.
So far, things are much improved. Energizer has excellent rechargeable batteries by reputation, and initial impressions of this charger are favorable.
What I like:
- 4 independent charging circuits. This means it charges each battery individually, rather than treating each pair as though it were a single battery. Since batteries in series are limited by the weakest battery, this is important because it ensures that each individual battery is topped-off.
- 25 mA pulse maintenance charge after initial charging period (100 mA spread among the 4 circuits is 25 mA per battery). This means I can leave batteries in the charger indefinitely without worry because this is a slow enough charge rate for any quality NiMH AA battery to tolerate.
- Even in fast charge (1,875 mA), the batteries stay cool due to the fan. In fact, even when charging at 1,875 mA in this charger, batteries are cooler than in my old 700 mA charger.
- Detects reverse polarity and primary batteries. If I get stupid and accidentally put a non-rechargeable battery in this, or if I put a battery in backwards, the charger will refuse to charge it instead of blowing it up. That's nice.
- Detects battery voltage and temperature to intelligently shut itself off. Some of the more inexpensive chargers are simply timer-based, which can leave you with batteries that are overcharged and damaged, or that are undercharged.
What I dislike:
- Power adapter is huge. This is not a convenient travel charger. On the other hand, the power adapter does stay cool, which is a positive thing. And it does draw 85 watts during fast-charge mode, so a smaller adapter probably isn't an option.
- It is LOUD during fast-charge. Definitely not something to plug in right before going to bed at night. This is the price to pay for keeping the batteries cool. Thankfully, the fan shuts off in trickle-charge mode.
Description of Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter
Charges up to 4 AA or 4 AAA NiMH batteries in 15 minutesBuilt-in safety timer and temperature sensorTrickle charge keeps batteries at full capacityCharge status indicator alerts when batteries are readyCompatible with all manufacturers' NiMH batteriesIncludes car adapter and two 2200mAh AA and two 900mAh AAA NiMH batteriesDigital Cameras & Photo Categories
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