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 Excellent product! May 12, 2010
E. Meyer (Chesterfield, MI)
We used to use the cheap battery chargers! Didn't know there was anything different until I came across this product when ordering Ansmann batteries. After much research, I ordered another brand (not really cheaper, just like the description), the whole house would stink, obviously something wrong with the unit, returned it and purchased this Ansmann. Unbelievable battery life after using this charger. Everyone who uses rechargable batteries should own one of these!!!
Excellent German Engineering-All Automatic! May 10, 2010
H. Brake (Little Rock, AR United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You might think this price seems high, however, if you get good rechargeable batters, you need this charger. It will last for ever, and make your high cost rechargeable batteries last pretty much forever. Recharge the batteries up to 1000 times. What a deal, just for pennies you get new batteries, you are helping the environment, and save lots of money. This charger knows how to recondition batteries, check for faults, and knows the type of charge you need to make your batteries last the longest. As they have always said, you get what you pay for, and this is a good charger. Highly recommended and has a 3 year warranty! GO GREEN!
 A great charger for a reasonable price March 21, 2010
J. C. Falconer (Anchorage, AK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're like me you're tired of buying and throwing away alkaline batteries every month or so for the electronic items you use a lot, like your bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Unfortunately, until recently, rechargeable batteries and chargers have fallen short of being worth the extra hassle and expense. NiCad batteries don't tend to hold their charge very long, and in general the amount of "juice" you get out of a rechargeable, even one of the new nickel metal hydride batteries, is less than an alkaline. If you do your homework, though, and spend a little more on your batteries (find a good brand, like Ansmann 5035092 AA of 2850mAh Rechargeable Batteries (4-Pack)) and the charger, you'll get almost as much out of your rechargeables as your alkalines. And in the long run you'll save money and reduce you're impact on the environment. This charger is the king of rechargers. Made in Germany, it requires almost no intructions. It analyzes, recharges, and maintains your batteries while they are in it. LEDs make it clear what the device is doing at all times. Each battery is analyzed and charged individually, so you can have different types, brands, sizes, etc. charging all at once. I highly recommend it. Downsides? It's more expensive than most chargers, and it doesn't charge batteries as quickly as I would like (my dead AAs took about 8 hours to charge).
The Best Battery Charger January 30, 2010
Tiffany Pincombe (Quebec, Canada)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After my brand new La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger melted on its first use (yes, buttons literally melted into the unit), I returned it to Amazon and used the refund to buy this instead. I really wish this charger had been suggested to me in the first place, then I wouldn't have wasted my time with the LaCrosse product.
This thing works flawlessly. I don't have to waste my time entering obscure commands, I just put a battery in it and it does its thing. If the battery needs refreshing, the unit refreshes it. If it doesn't, it charges it as fast as is safe for the battery. Once fully charged, it switches to trickle charging to keep the battery ready for when you actually need it. It tells me the battery's remaining capacity, charges quickly, and has even revived some old batteries that my Energizer 15-minute charger had reported as faulty. All of this is displayed using simple LED lights that flash in different colours to give me quick and accurate feedback on what's happening. No fancy LCD display, no crazy programming features, it "just works". And best of all, this product doesn't have a history of melting or catching on fire.
The only problem is that this product is buried deep in Amazon's product listing if you just search for "battery charger". It almost seems like Amazon doesn't want you to find it. It's probably the best battery charger available here, but unless you look for it specifically, you probably wouldn't even know it exists.
I'm sick and tired of crap that's Made in China. This Germany-built product is the best battery charger I've ever seen. Don't waste your time with the LaCrosse or Maha Powerex stuff. And don't worry about the lack of programmability. This charger does everything it needs to, and it's smart enough to know how best to do it.
Best Charger January 27, 2010
Jan-micahel (Passaic, NJ USA)
Worth the money. Charges each cell individually versus having to do it in pairs with cheap chargers and has the ability to tell you if a cell has gone bad.
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