Energizer CHFMWB-4 Easy Charger W/4 AA Rechargable Batteries
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Customer Reviews of Energizer CHFMWB-4 Easy Charger W/4 AA Rechargable Batteries
Customer Review: its perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this for a family member after purchasing them a digital camera. It's easy to use and travels well. They still use it with no problems. We also own the same charger for our Wii and it hasn't failed us yet. The 3 color option for the charger I found a bit odd. But now that I leave the charger plugged in all the time. I did try to match the charger color to the room! The charger has a green light when it's finshed charging and red light while it's chargingCustomer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
The energizer charger with batteries that I recently purcased were just what I needed. The charger is small and compact which is wat I wanted as well as being very affordable.Customer Review: great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well the best thing about this is that it does not damage the batteries once the charging is complete and the convenient on/off button.Customer Review: Has Auto Shut-Off and "Done" Light and "Charging" Light and Comes with 4 AA Batteries
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this charger at a Target around a year ago and have been really happy with it. After researching the various chargers available at the time, I selected this one because:
1) it has an auto shut-off so you don't have run to unplug it after x hours
2) it has a "done" light (and a charging light) so you know if it's working and when it's done
3) it has an on/off button so you can leave it in the surge protector or outlet
4) it charges AA or AAA batteries
5) it comes with four AA batteries
6) the plug folds in like some of the Apple chargers so it can lie flat when in storage
7) Didn't buy it for this but it comes with three "skins" (covers); white, black, and I think the other is silver
8) Didn't buy it for this but I like the way it looks
8.5) I *think* it also has an indicator of a problem battery, like both lights lighting up or the done light being red or something, but I don't remember for certain and can't find the instructions
The only drawbacks I know of are:
1) it is larger than a lot of Energizer chargers (but I haven't found one of the smaller ones that shuts itself off reasonably -- suggestions welcome!)
2) you cannot charge ONE or THREE batteries; it has to be TWO or FOUR (and they have to go in the two left or two right slots if it is charging two batteries)
3) two of my slots stopped working a couple of weeks ago. The other two still work fine. I do not know if there was some kind of issue with my power or batteries. The two batteries in there died at the same time, but they were older and had been in a power-hungry camera so it could be that they leaked or were dead
All the same, it is the best charger I have found (given that I frequently need to charge AAs and that it is best for me to have clear indicators of charging and done, and an auto-shutoff) so I am getting another one. If only it could charge one at a time it would be perfect!
EDIT 12/19/07: of the two I just ordered, one seems to be working; and the other started charging its batteries and then the indicator lights stopped working and it never charged anything again -- those batteries nor any others.
So, quality control on these is not what it should be (2 out of 3 dead, in my small sample size). Pity, it's a great product when it works;-)
EDIT 01/10/08 (although should have posted 12/24): They got a replacement to me for the aforementioned defective one that for a long time UPS gave a delivery date of 3 weeks, HOWEVER it got to me within a few days ON DECEMBER 24. It worked properly, out of the box!! Very happy with product and service! If they'd let me, I would change my original rating of 4 to a 5.
Customer Review: A bit excessive, but it does its job well.
Summary: 4 Stars
To get it out of the way, yes the face plates are ridiculous. I threw them out (I kept the white one) as soon as I saw them. Sorry Energizer, I'm not going to yell at you like everyone else, but I would have preferred just one color, and not produce more waste and cost.
Aside from that, this charger is attractively round, akin to a small flattened ostrich egg, or a very very big chicken egg. There's a clear battery hatch covering the batteries as they charge. This keeps things from bumping into the batteries and knocking them lose. It's also pretty fancy with its cut design, but it also serves to provide ventilation as the batteries to get warm when charging for several hours.
This is a slow basic charger, which means low functionability and long charge times, but it is more thorough for longer charges (and I personally think that you should use these types with rechargeable batteries). There's only one button, which is pretty self explanatory. You press it once and it turns on. A light will turn red, indicating that the batteries are charging. Once they're finished, the light turns green, and your batteries are ready. Hit the button again and the unit shuts off. Don't worry about over charging, the unit stops charging the batteries once it senses they are at maximum capacity.
The unit comes with 4 AA batteries, but can also charge AAA batteries by flipping a little adapter panel inside the unit to let you do several combinations of charging.
My main complaint is the location of the charging prongs. They sit at the very tip of the unit, and fold into it for easy storage and travel. But it's very ill fitted for sharing space on power bars, and looks awkward almost anywhere you plug it in.
But for 20 dollars, this is a very reasonable deal for a basic charger. It's reliable, lets you customize it, and comes with batteries already.