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Duracell Mobile Charger With 2AA And 2AAA Pre Charged Rechargeable Nimh Batteries, CEF23DX4N
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Customer Reviews

Perfect Charger
I’ve done a lot of research on batteries and chargers, and I have to say I’m impressed with this charger. I am a photographer, and my fancy flashes are only as good as the batteries they use. Other reviews have already stated the high points: gentle charge rate (550 mA is great); individual charging of batteries (absolutely vital); intelligent shutoff (does not overcharge). On top of these, it runs off of 12V and any AC wall power in the world (120-240V), and it charges USB devices. It also will charge a USB device off of 4 charged batteries. It’s a dream come true.

One thing to note: You cannot charge batteries AND charge a USB device at the same time. You have to pick one or the other. But this is a very minor issue for something so functional, portable, and inexpensive.

Assuming it doesn’t die in two months, this is the best consumer charger that is widely available. (I also have the Maha C-9000, which I love, but is not for the faint of heart. The Maha C401FS is also very good.)

If you’re even considering buying one of those 15-minute chargers, PLEASE don’t. It will destroy your batteries by cooking them at a high temperature. Buy this one, instead. Just get an extra set of batteries to swap out while the others are charging, if you need the quick turnaround.

Best charger I’ve ever had!
I bought this based upon the engineer guys review. I’m happy I did! It works perfectly for all of my rechargeable batteries. I have some older ones from Rayovac, some from only half a year ago that are Energizer and a handful that I recently bought that are Rayovac. They all charge perfectly in this device. I consider the 2 AA and 2 AAA that come with it a bonus. It doesn’t get hot and it’s not noisy either. You can plug it into just about anything to boot!

excellent kit
First, a note on what’s included: 2AA, 2AAA, a charger, and a car adaptor. It does not come with a usb cable. You can see the customer photos I uploaded.

As noted by others, these batteries are “highly similar” if not identical to Eneloops. So the batteries are great.

For AA, I like the charger included in this kit more than the one in this Eneloop kit for two reasons:

1. Each slot has its own individual indicator so you know which battery is done.

2. It charges faster, at 550mA, so the 2000mAh AA batteries charge in about four hours.

Unfortunately 500mA is also how it charges AAA batteries. Contrast this to the Eneloop charger in the kit above: 300mA for AA and 160mA for AAA. We see that the Eneloop charger is a lot more gentle for AAA. (I won’t charge my AAA in this Duracell charger.)