Customer Reviews

Duracell CEF12N Quick Charger for AA & AAA Rechargeable Batteries

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The description does say that it charges 4 AA batteries in 2 to 4 hours. The information on the package I received, though, says it charges 2 AA batteries in 3 hours and 4 AA batteries in 6 hours.

Also, the information on the back of the package itself is contradictory. The top part of the descriptions say that the LED will blink on and off at second intervals (one second on and one second off) if the batteries are good and at 1/4 second intervals (on and off twice each second) if the batteries are bad. Of course when I put the batteries in to be charged, the LED blinked at 1/2 second intervals. So what does that mean? Thankfully, the information at the bottom of the directions is clearer and corresponded to how the charger actually performed. The information at the top part of the directions seems to be left over from an early version of the charger and doesn't apply to the charger inside the packaging. They definitely need to work on making the directions clearer, or at least eliminate the incorrect information.

Since there aren't individual LEDs, the batteries must be placed in individually to see if they are good. There is no way to tell which battery is bad if more than one is placed in since the directions say to place all the batteries in before connecting the power.

That being said, the charger works as described. It stops charging when the batteries are full and fully charges empty batteries withing the time described on the packaging (not the product description.) Also, the directions say to use only Duracell NiMH batteries, but it has worked fine on other brands I've tried without incident. I think it's just their way of eliminating liability for other brands and selling their product.

Overall, it's been a good charger so far, even if the description is slightly misleading.

Great for radios and other portables that use odd numbers of batteries, and for tossing around. The case is light, but very strong.

The only real problem is that there is a single status LED, rather than one per battery. This way, you don't know of an abnormal battery without testing one at a time, and don't know about varying degrees of charge until all battries are charged.

However, for under $20, it's hard to complain, when chargers with similar capabilities (even if they have more features) start at $40 and go up.

Advertised to charge 4-AAs in two hours. Heck, it took me about 6 hours. But it does charge, that's a good thing.

I think it drains the battery empty before fully charge. It's a good move to extend the battery life.

Also used on RadioChack rechargeables and works.

I got this to leave at work so I can charge my MP3 player's AAA battery for the gym. The biggest benefit was the price. However it's also fast and reliable. Does what it advertises well. If you charge more than one battery at a time it might be annoying that there's only one set of led's to indicate status for all four bettery slots. But for what I use it for this doesn't matter and it may not matter in many other cases.

I have no idea when my batteries are charged up. Sometimes the blinking will stop after 5 mins, sometimes 3 hours. When I put the batteries (Duracell 2650 Mah)in my camera, they die after 20 shots. Is there something wrong with the charger or the batteries?? Anyway, Duracell sucks!!!

I got a good deal on this battery charger, but it isn't even worth what I paid. I have only used this charger once or twice a month, so the usage has been very light. With a brand name like Duracell, I expected this charger to be of good quality. It worked fine for the first few months, but not any longer. After the batteries are "fully charged" I will put them in my electronic devices, but they are still out of juice.

I bought it to replace my old Olympus charger which finally broke down after 3 year in service. I have been fighting with it since then. I am now thinking of buying a Sony or whatever (but not Duracell) to power my digital cameras up.

It does not work for my Olympus and Energizer rechargables which worked well with my old chargers. It blinks for about 30 min and indicates the batteries are full -- not a pleasant supprise!!

Stay away from this charger, it will cost you more than the money!!!

If somebody has the manual please post it because I lost it before reading it. I need to understand what each LED means and when to recognize when batteries are charged.

Don't know how the product is but it hasn't been shipped out even after 5 business days.