Sony Quick Battery Charger with 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
by Sony Batteries
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Customer Review: After 7 months and various uses, still going strong!
Summary: 5 Stars
For the bargain shoppers out there that are viewing this item and wondering if it is worth the higher price to get this charger over the Panny's or no-name brands, take my word for it, it is. After spending much more in total with other chargers and batteries, I had pretty much resigned myself to the thought that these things are somewhat disposable. This unit changed my mind.
I have had this charger for a little over 7 months now and have put the 2500 mAh AA Ni-MH Sony batteries to the test in everything that takes AA's that I own! My digital camera, wireless laser mouse, Xbox 360 controllers, A/V remotes, Maglight flashlights, Logitech PS3 controllers... whatever you throw these batteries into you will easily get 3-4 times more life than with alkalines, with each charge.
And it is true that it takes about 4 1/2 hours for this Sony "quick" battery charger to fully refresh the batteries as other reviews have written, but it is well worth the extra time. I have owned a few of the "dumb" chargers that will really perform a quick charge, but they destroy the life of your rechargeables by just burning them to what the charger thinks is the right amount of time, not the right amount of voltage! With the temperature/voltage protection in this unit, you will get a much longer life out of your batteries.
Bottom line: rechargeable batteries and chargers is one of those cases where you get what you pay for. This one is worth it.
Customer Review: Great for the Wii remotes
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this charger with some extra packs of the included Sony 2500 mAh battery pack. These are working great in the Wii remotes. It took around 7 hours for charging 4 AA included with the charger. They last much longer than your standard AA with the Wii remote, 3-4Xs longer. The only con that I have about the charger is when you have a bad battery, there is no other way of ruling out which battery is dead than trial and error. I got some other noname brand of rechargeables and the charger does not error right away when a dead battery is detected. You have to check on the charger 15 to 20 minutes later to see if it is flashing. Then remove the batteries and check with a voltmeter for any charge; separate the suspected bad one and recharge the others again and test again. With this model you may have to find an open wall jack as it might bind with anything else bigger than your standard two prong plug you find on lamps and clocks. Those four dots that look like charging LEDs are just inspection holes to see if a battery is inserted. There is only one LED. The Sony website listed this unit with a refresh button, it does not have one like the other model with the LCD. So far a great buy, couldn't find them any cheaper than Amazon.Customer Review: Super for digital cameras and other high-drain devices
Summary: 5 Stars
After much research and making comparisons I chose this package because of the high-capacity batteries and the price.
I use the included 2300 mAh batteries exclusively in a digital camera (Sony Cybershot), and they work great, lasting much longer than I expected, even with the camera constantly being turned off and on. Flash recharged quickly too.
Charger is compact, and 2 prongs fold out in the back so you can plug it directly into outlet. Battery charge time is reasonable too, but not really an issue because I only need 2 batteries at a time (4 are included). I usually charge 2 at a time, and have already done this a couple times, without noticing a loss in battery life.
I also charged my Energizer 1200mAh NiMH's without a problem. Eventually, I'll use this for AAA rechargable batteries too. Tested the alkaline battery saftey-feature, and it worked (the charger knew not to charge them).
Because I use my camera a lot, I know this has already paid for itself. I'm confident in the charger, and enjoy the freedom of being able to take as many pictures a I want, without worrying about buying batteries.
Customer Review: A very decent charger
Summary: 5 Stars
As i travel a lot to different places with varying voltages this charger suits me very well. Also the Sony battery which comes along with this is 2500mA which offers the best battery life in any electronic equipment. I kind of like the design of this charger which has the neat charging compartment with shutters. Also this has a automatic cutoff saftey, Voltage monotoring functions, saftey timers which all accounts for the health of the charged battery which in turn yields better battery life.
Another plus point is it charges both AA and AAA Ni-MH batteries with support for 2500mAh,2300mAh,2100mAh,900mAh,800mAh. Phew... so thats a big range in case if u have old lesser mAh Ni-MH batteries. The typical charge time i see from 0-full on 2500mAh is 3hours 10 minutes with all the 4 batteries on which is ok (instead of those fast chargers which kind of heat up the batteries and would reduce some battery life...)
So in over all this is a neat piece of equipment that u must have as u dont need to worry about changing voltages..
Also i booked at Amazon and it came to me pretty fast..Keep it up AMAZON :-)...
Customer Review: Great Quality for Cheap!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok $20 may not be dirt cheap, but when you figure that a good aa/aaa nihm battery costs over $2, this is a very good value! The review below states some worry that these are 2500mah and not 2300mah as described...all the better! The power output on the batter is not higher than others, it just has larger capacity and lasts longer! The batteries i received were 2300mah though, but perhaps you will be more lucky. I've had my set for almost a year and have had no problems. The batteries are very good and i have used other rechargables (duracell) with it and no probs there either. Its kind of neat that the middle 2 slots can charge both aa and aaa batts, but at the same time I would have rather had all four slots do that. In any case, the design is well done and compact. The electrical prongs fold in for travel, and the charger can be used with the voltages of other countries. It served me well in europe with my digicam. The only real imperfection with it is that the cover pops off easily. It goes back on just as easy and doesnt affect function in anyway. You get an excellent charger for a very reasonable price. What more can you ask for?