Rayovac PS3D Universal Battery Charger for AA, AAA, 9V, C and D Rechargeable Batteries
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Product Reviews of Rayovac PS3D Universal Battery Charger for AA, AAA, 9V, C and D Rechargeable Batteries
Product Review: The Right Time
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always felt that there should be a deposit on batteries. I live within 15 miles of an incinerator/power plant and their studies found that mercury was getting into the environment which in turn causes birth defects. They said it was mostly coming from used household batteries that were not being recycled. It was then that I looked into rechargeable batteries. It is expensive to purchase the rechargeable type but the cost savings should give you incentive to do the same. I shop at Amazon a lot and read their reviews, which always makes the sale. This Ray-o-vac charger works great with the common types of batteries (A-AA-AAA-C-D-9V)and even though it is an all night charger,I have purchased surplus batteries so that I always have fresh ones waiting in the closet. The batteries are expensive at first, but the savings are incredible when you consider that they can be recharged over a hundred times. We all can do a little to save the environment with just a little help from using rechargeable batteries.Product Review: This PS3D model is NOT universal, like the PS3 might be.
Summary: 1 Stars
This review is for the Ray O VAC model PS20/PS3D battery rechargerRayovac PS3D UNIVERSAL CHARGER,.
1) This model recharges ONLY NiMH rechargeables. It does NOT recharge alkaline or NiCad rechargeable batteries.
2) This charge does NOT tell you if a battery is bad.
3) This charger does NOT tell you when a battery is finished recharging.
4) This charger takes about 12 hours to recharge a battery.
I know that this model does recharge NiMH rechargeables of the following sizes: AAA, AA, 9 volt. It likely also recharges C and D rechargeable NiMH batteries, as claimed, although I haven't tried it.
Several of the reviews here claim that the model PS3 will recharge NiCad and alkaline rechargeables, as well as NiMH rechargeables. That may be true for the PS3, but is NOT true for the PS3D.
Product Review: This is NOT a 1 hour charger!
Summary: 3 Stars
Even though the description says: "New 1 hour charger", it is NOT a 1 hour charger. I just got mine and is the SAME Universal Rayovac Charger that Amazon sells with free super shipping. So save the nine dollars for shipping if you want this PS3 Universal Charger and get it from Amazon instead. I had a 1 hour charger from Rayovac for years and it died recently and unfortunately it appears they no longer support a 1 hour battery charger. The PS3 is the best they make, but the Amazon one is the better deal.Product Review: This is NOT the charger that has the good reviews
Summary: 1 Stars
After researching chargers on the internet and Amazon I decided to order the Rayovac Universal charger because it supposedly would Re-charge all types of rechargeable batteries such as NIHM, NI-CAD and Rechargeable Alkaline. This charger will ONLY re-charge NIHM batteries, the instructions state charge only NIHM batteries, DO NOT charge any other type of rechargeable batteries in this charger. Also it is extremely slow in charging batteries and does not have a charge finished light that has been talked about in some of the posts. I am very disappointed with this unit. Don't waste your money on this item.Product Review: Warning! Most of the reviews here apply to a different - better - charger
Summary: 1 Stars
Most of the positive reviews here apply to the PS3 charger, not to the PS20/PS3D. I bought the latter, which is being sold here, thinking I was getting the former. I accept that I am responsible for not being more careful. This charger differs from the Rayovac PS3 in almost every significant way:
1. It has two independent channels, not 4.
2. It will not charge one battery in one channel, only 2 batteries in each channel. Need to recharge one battery or three? Tough luck. Your choices are zero, two or four (except for 9V batteries). The two battery slots in each channel are apparently linked in series, not in parallel, so each battery in a given channel gets the same current at all times.
3. It is only intended for use with NiMH batteries, not NiCd or rechargeable alkaline batteries.
4. It is not remotely smart. It makes no effort to determine battery type or if batteries are fully charged. It puts out a constant current at 2.8V and never stops. (This voltage is specified on the back of the charged and is what makes me thing that the two batteries in each cell are linked in series.) It is up to you to guess when the pair of batteries is fully charged and pull them out then. Also, if you're putting a charged battery in with a discharged one in order to charge an odd number of discharged batteries, they both get the same treatment. The only thing that varies is that larger batteries get higher currents (D=560mA, C=440mA, AA=260mA, AAA=120mA, 9V=14mA).
5. It charges four AA or AAA batteries at a time, not eight.
6. The status indicator tells you nothing very helpful. It turns on when you have two batteries in a cell and never turns off.
Avoid this charger. The only advantage I can think of for it is that, like other completely dumb chargers, it will charge batteries that other chargers reject as dead. Sometimes such batteries are just completely discharged and work well after being charged by a dumb charger like this one.