Duracell 15 Minute Battery Charger
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Product Reviews of Duracell 15 Minute Battery Charger
Product Review: CHARGER IS HORRIBLE!!! CONTACTING DURACELL!!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I am immensely angered by this poor excuse for a battery charger! I bought it around February of 2009. It worked well for the first few months. So good in fact, that I stupidly went out and bought MORE batteries to use in all my battery operated devices (digital camera, mouse, keyboard, wii remotes, etc.) Sadly, I found out this charger was crap on a trip with my wife. I used them in the digital camera, and after taking less than TEN PICTURES, it would be "low battery" and automatically shut down. Now, not one set of these batteries still works! I was even unaware if the batteries or the charger were the problem. Thanks to Chris Rioux's review, I saw that "any charger that charges your batteries faster than one [h]our SEVERELY DECREASES THE LIFESPAN of your batteries!" If only I had down some research before buying this charger, instead of just going with the Duracell brand when I was shopping at Staple's. I have contacted Duracell, and their parent company Procter & Gamble, by both email and regular mail to try and get some answers, and possibly a refund or exchange for other Duracell products. However, I have yet to hear back from them AT ALL and this was almost two months ago. Bad form Duracell! I have a useless charger and about TWO DOZEN dead NimH batteries that are ALL LESS THAN A YEAR OLD!!!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!! After doing some research both on Amazon and other websites, I have decided to purchase La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger. It has 422 (5) Star reviews as opposed to three like this hunk of junk. BOO!!! I cannot say enough negative things about this product!Product Review: This technology DOES NOT WORK.
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this product in spite of the mixed reviews it received on Amazon.com. To put it simply, this technology simply DOES NOT WORK. It was only able to charge the batteries it came with, and rejected every other battery that I tried to charge. All of my other batteries charge fine with other chargers. In addition, the batteries that it came with are only 2000mAh not the 2500mAh that are advertized on this website. To make matters worse, I ordered it from Adorama Camera which does not accept returns for any item that is removed from the original "blister-pack". I was directed by their customer service to call Duracell directly and claim it as a "defective" item. Duracell had excellent customer service. They recorded all the information I gave them, and then sent me a return mailer to return the supposedly defective charger and a coupon to purchase a new charger at a local retailer of my choosing. I had to pay the sales tax on the charger to the local retailer. When I tested the new charger I experienced the same results. It would only charge the batteries it came with. My advice is to steer clear of this product entirely.Product Review: Little charger for little use
Summary: 2 Stars
After only 10 months, I have charged two sets of 4 batts Duracell 2650mAh for my camera Canon SX10 IS. I can't use my camera more than 15 minutes. Hum!
While I used these batts in a portable CD player, I can listen up to 5 CDs. Is it good?
I read the review from Chris Rioux on Amazon about this charger and I understood a lot of things. If you want to use this charger for a digital camera, get ready to buy another one in few months.
So, I have to search for a new hard NiMH working charger and batts (2500mAh nad more).
Product Review: Works As Advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
The Duracell 15 Minute Battery Charger has 4 channels (or battery slots) for charging 4 AA / AAA batteries.
Charge Time
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- The battery charger works as advertised; it fully charges NiMH rechargeable batteries in about 15 minutes. Charge times can be longer for batteries that are higher in capacity than the ones that come with the charger (2500 mAH). For example, it sometimes takes up to 20 minutes to charge my 2650 mAH AA Duracell batteries.
LED Light
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- The LED light can indicate one of three charge status:
1) Off ......... Charge is complete for all channels
2) On ......... Charging is in progress on at least one channel
3) Blinking ... 1 or more batteries are bad
Unlike some battery chargers (such as the Energizer 15 Minute Charger), it doesn' have 4 independent LED lights to indicate charge status for each of the channels. There's, therefore, no way to know WHICH channel has completed its charge and WHICH channel has a bad battery.
Bad Battery Woes
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If the Charger detects a bad/damaged battery (indicated by its blinking LED light), it will refuse to charge the battery.
This charger used to frequently reject batteries that I had used only a few times (money down the drain). I had to keep buying new batteries -- and that was very annoying!
At first, I thought maybe this charger was actually ruining my batteries! But I managed to finally catch on to what was happening: my camera was the culprit!
The reason: on many camera's and other high-drain devices, batteries can be over-discharged and can go through a phenomenon known as "polarity reversal." Many devices have a built-in mechanism to detect when batteries reach a "cut-off" voltage (or more properly termed, the end-of-discharge voltage), and shuts down automatically before damage can occur. Many devices, however, do not have such a mechanism.
Now, I'm careful to not over-discharge my rechargeable batteries - I have never had a bad battery in a long time.
Conclusion
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The Duracell 15 Minute Battery Charger works flawlessly. My only complain is that it doesn't have 4 independent LED lights to indicate charge status for each of the channels.
Product Review: Worked for first few months then died.
Summary: 1 Stars
I originally got this charger for my Xbox360 and Wii controllers. It worked great for a couple of months of moderate gameplay, but a few batteries began dying after just 10 minutes of use (they usually last about 12 hours of gameplay). I only use duracell batteries specifically designed for this charger. After a total of about 12 months of ownership, I think only 5 of the 20 batteries I bought can hold a charge longer than 10 minutes. I think the batteries should last a lot longer than a year considering the price. Buyer beware!