Hi-Energy Battery Charger with 4 AA NiMH Batteries
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Works well, but is very noisy:
I've had this charger for a few months. It works great for charging my AA and AAA batteries. It charges in about 20 minutes. My only complaint is how loud it is. There's a tiny 50mm fan inside that sounds like a hair dryer. Granted, you'll only hear it for the 20 minutes you are charging, but if you live in a small place you can't really get away from the noise. I feel like they could have designed it with a larger fan that would move more air and make less noise, but they chose to make it more compact... more info
Great charger:
I have to say I bought this item from Kmart for $34.00. Why I bought this item from Kmart was because it came with a car adapter for a cigarette light output. The item above does not appear to include the DC adapter. I'm not going to go over all the +'s like single channel, tickle charging, fan and speed in charging. 1 Like most males I'm shade color blind. I hate when they use the tiny red / green lights which presents a problem when telling if the batteries are finished. The light is bright... more info
Very Excellent Charger:
This charger is awsome, although it is sensitive of detecting bad cells (in my case the rayovac ic3 batteries were actually bad). Even my slow smart charger won't charge these batteries properly. Like it would charge for an hour and give me a blinking red flash. Now for those that are having issues with this charger I can explain why and here what I discovered that might make things much easier. 1.This charger is very sensitive to changes in resistance. If the resistance is too high you get a red... more info
Terrible charger, very frustrating to use:
If you need a reliable charger, this is NOT the one to get. NIMH batteries that are charged fine with other chargers get a red "reject" blinking light from this one, which means you can't charge them. The quick charge idea is nice, except it's rather hard on battery life, so you're really better off getting a good one or two hour charger. The heat generated by 15-minute charging is not the best thing for NIMH batteries. I have many sets of NIMH batteries of different brands and capacities, and this... more info
