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It is easy to understand, and charges batteries quickly. I bought this product after using one at work, and it does exactly what I want it to do.
This battery charger works as described but it is rather loud for a small gadget. Overall: Gets the job done in a hurry.
I have to strongly agree - Even if it seems to work well at first, you'll eventually find that the Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger either destroys or severly limits the usable recharge-life of your NimH batteries.
Also, while it is optimized for energizer batteries, other NiMHs might not be optimally controlled and will result in significant overcharge and possibly accelerating irreversible damage on those batteries. After some research on the web, I believe the high charging rate reduces the life of the NiMHs because of overheating. Ultimately, you will have to decide if you want to trade a quick charge for battery life. This product worked well initially. After two year's ownership (with rather infrequent charging), most of my batteries are now id'd as defective (red blinking light on charger).
I have changed to Sanyo Eneloop batteries and the La Crosse BD900 charger. The Energizer batteries that came with this 15 minute charger are now damaged and don't respond to the reconditioning mode of my new charger and continue to self discharge. I bought this charger only to discover that it damages batteries. I get double the shots and the batteries can be left in the camera for a week without noticeable self discharge. I am very disappointed with Energizer and their charger. Initially I could get about a 100 shots from my Canon with 2 AA's. After only 3 or 4 charges on the included Energizer AA's,the batteries start to self discharge and fully discharged in only 24 hours without use.
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