Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
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Customer Review: Worst battery charger ever
Summary: 1 Stars
I've used various NiMH chargers for years, and this is probably the worst I've ever used. I keep it next to my computer to charge AA batteries for my bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and the batteries last approximately 1.5 days before they need another charge. If I put the exact same batteries into my $15 energizer charger I bought from walgreens, they last for weeks. This is regardless of whether I use the new Sony batteries that came with the device, or the energizers I get from walgreens.
It's also very aggressive about reporting that batteries are past their usable lifetime. Some of the batteries I just got with the device are already dead after only a few charge cycles.
Perhaps I got a dud, but I will stay away from sony chargers in the future.
Customer Review: Batteries self discharge in 84 hours
Summary: 1 Stars
After I purchased the charger and batteries, I charged the batteries, put them in a Canon Powershot A590IS camera. I few days later, I went to use the camera, and the batteries were discharged. I recharged them using the refresh mode. Measured voltage was 1.38 vdc. After 72 hours, with no use, the voltage dropped to 1.21 vdc, and after 84 hours, to 1.18 vdc. At that point, the camera wouldn't even turn on. I think the charger is fine, but the batteries are worthless. I sent an email to Sony describing my experience, but Sony has not replied.
I've ordered a set of Sanyo Eneloop batteries, which I expect will perform much better, according to reviews I've read. I would not recommend the Sony 2700mAh NiMH batteries due to the extremely rapid self discharge.
Customer Review: Batteries provided only charge in my -other- NiMH charger!
Summary: 1 Stars
The provided batteries would not charge in this charger! This is similar to those who said the batteries were no good that came with this charger. However, I found charging them in a -different- charger provided a good charge. So, I'd conclude that the battery is NOT compatible with the charger. The charger, otherwise seemed to charge most of my batteries. In the manual it lists specific maH capacities that it works with. So make sure your existing batteries are these sizes at least. Fortunately I have a charger that DOES charge the provided AA batteries. I don't understand why people keep rating this product one star about the batteries, yet Amazon or Sony makes no attempt to correct this issue. I guess it's because people like me keep buying it.Customer Review: 3 day charge
Summary: 1 Stars
I was excited to get these batteries, because I had a set of old sony batteries that lasted me 5 years with consistent power.
I got these batteries in the mail and immediately charged them and went outside and took a couple of pictures. I then put my camera away, and a week later I went to take some shots, and the camera wouldn't turn on. I thought maybe my camera drained them, but when I put in the replacements, they were dead too.
This happened multiple times, with the length the batteries worked lasting between 3 and 5 days. That is completely unacceptable in my opinion.
I would highly recommend getting "Pre-charged" Rechargeable batteries, because their shelf life while not being used is much longer.
Customer Review: Waste of money
Summary: 1 Stars
I read the product reviews before buying this and thought it would be nice to use for our Wii system instead of countless alkaline batteries. It turned out to be a waste of time. The batteries take a few hours to charge and that's OK. But when they only have a working charge of just 5 minutes in a Wii remote, they cause more harm by interrupting the game with 'lost communication' failures. Even when executing the looonnnnggg 'refresh' charge cycle, the batteries fared no better. The charger says the batteries are fully charged when I take them out, but they don't have the right stuff for practical use.
I can't recommend this product and suggest you look elsewhere for a rechargeable solution.