Customer Reviews

Olympus 200-517 NI-MH Batteries and Charger

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This product is overpriced and under-featured. I bought one, not knowing any better. Afterwards, I discovered that it won't work on other brands of NIMH batteries, only Olympus. I tried it on some NexCell batteries (these are high-quality batteries) and the charger got so hot it almost caught fire. Also, it has no trickle-charge feature, so you can't leave the batteries in it without damaging them (the manual says 48 hours is the max). Finally, there's no 12-volt adapter so you can't recharge in the car. For about $27 you can get the MAHA MH-C240f, which will recharge any NIMH AA or AAA batteries, and also do Nicads, has a trickle feature so you can leave the batteries on charge for up to a year without damage, has a 12-volt adapter so you can rechage in the car, and doesn't heat up at all. It can even recondition your nicads (NIMH batteries don't require reconditioning). Skip this product.

After reading the online reviews, I found a similar product for $19.99 at a local store. The charger is an Energizer ACCU RECHARGEABLE™ and can charge 1 to 4 AA and AAA or 2 9 volts in either NiMH(Nickel-Metal Hydride) or NiCd(Nickel-Cadmiun). The batteries can be left in the charger, keeping the battries at full charge. Product part number is UPN-3076814.

I'm the kind of person who leaves batteries in a charger andforgets about them till I need them. I think most people are likethat. The worst feature of this product is you cannot leave the batteries in it for more than 48 hours without damaging them! I'm sorry but I've got other things to worry about besides checking batteries' charge status.

The "Universal Battery Charger (23-419)" can do 4, and is half the cost of the Olympus. The "Rechargeable Battery Fast Charger (23-422)" can do 8, which, considering the way the D-340R eats batteries, you might want. It is almost the price of this model here, but with twice the capacity. Neither come with NiMH batteries.

After returning the Olympus charger, I got the size 8 one and it works fine. The batteries are sold separately but you will still come out ahead.

Do yourselves a favor, skip this one

The Olympus M H batteries with charger @ $59 is a very poor dollar value, compared to the same thing #23-030 for $19.99 1/3 price

We have purchased a few of these chargers for our department digital cameras (olympus) and every one of them is broken. The thin plastic cover which activates an interlock, breaks at the hinge point and doesn't make contact sometime. Just when you think the batteries are charged, and ready for swapping out, you find that the cover prevented the process from initiating and now all of the batteries are dead. Not too good.

I have the D620L and a Casio. These batteries last way longer that any I have tried over the past two years. Outstanding product, good in any camera where long life is a must!!!!!

The Olympus version of the NI-MH batteries puts out 1300MA. The Radio Shack version lists 1200MA. I like the way the Olympus charger is designed. The indicator lights are easily seen and understood. When charged the batteries do last a very log time in my Olympus D600L. A fine product.