Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger

by Energizer

Product Features

• Charges multiple combinations of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V NiMH batteries
• Automatically detects type of battery to be charged
• Charge status indicator

Product Description

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Product Description

Energizer value Universal Charger charges up to 4 batteries at once. Works with AA/AAA/C/D/9Volt sizes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 4.7 x 11 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BLI0DW
• Item model number: CHFCV
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,238 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this timer-based dumb charger, November 29, 2008

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NLee the Engineer (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger (Electronics)

The Energizer Overnight Family Battery Charger (CHFCV) looks very similar to the Rayovac Universal Battery Charger (PS3). Both are capable of charging AAA, AA, C, D-cells and 9V batteries. They are physically about the same size, and even cost about the same. So one would expect the charger with a more famous brand (Energizer) to have a better design, right? WRONG!

The biggest problem with the Energizer CHFCV is that it is a timer-based dumb charger. That means this charger does not detect whether your batteries are empty or fully. It simply charges them at a fixed current (200mA) for a fixed time (16.5 hours) and then turns off. If all you ever need is to recharge AA cells with capacity 2500-2700mAh, then this is not too bad (because 200mA*16.5h = 3300mAh). However, this charger treats all different battery sizes (AA/AAA/C/D) the same way. So if you are charging a pair of 800mAh AAA cells, you better remember to remove them after 4-5 hours, otherwise they will be over-charged by 300%! On the other hand, if you try to use this charger with larger capacity cells (such as a pair of 10,000mAh D-cells), the timer will expire long before the cells are fully charged.

Another problem with this dumb charger is: it can only recharge identical cells in pairs. This is very inconvenient if you have appliances that require odd number (1 or 3) of cells. Now you are left with an empty cell that you cannot recharge. If you try to pair up an empty cell with a full cell in this charger, the latter one will be badly over-charged.

In comparison, the Rayovac PS3 is vastly superior in every aspect. It is a smart charger with 4 independently monitored channels. Charging stops as soon as each cell is full, so there is no danger of over-charging. It is more versatile in that it can detect different battery chemistry (NiCd, NiMH, or alkaline) and adopts different charging methods. It also recharges faster because it uses higher current (up to 480mA).

Energizer also makes a newer version called Energizer Family Charger (CHFC) for slightly higher price. It is a big improvement over this overnight charger (CHFCV). However, I still prefer the Rayovac PS3 because it has the added capability to recharge ordinary alkaline cells.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent unit, January 31, 2007

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Andrew Ma "Rabid consumer" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger (Electronics)

this unit would be perfect except for two gripes.

1) when you take charged batteries out and put in ones to be charged, you have to unplug the whole unit then plug it back in for the charging led's to start. maybe the unit does charge but the led's won't light unless you unplug/plug.

2) plastic cover is great for keeping out dust, but i find it a pain to have to keep opening/closing the unit. Also, some batteries get really warm when charging and i'm worried that keeping the top closed may get it really hot (and reduce charging life of the batteries).

ok. one last gripe.

3) getting D cells out of this unit is like an act of God. They stick in there really tightly and require turning the unit upside down and smacking the bottom to get them out.

but it does a great job of charging (and not overcharging to my knowledge) so for the inexpensive price, i'm not going to complain.

It would've gotten a 5 except for the small problems mentioned above...

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great flexibility but long charge times, August 2, 2006

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S. Riley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight Nimh Family Battery Charger (Electronics)

I mainly purchased this to charge the 9-volt batteries available. None of the info online indicated what the charging times were, and it turns out it takes 10-13 hours to charge these little batteries! The other types do charge faster, but still require at least several hours.
If you don't need 9-volt batteries it is definitely worth getting the quick chargers - I have a 15-minute version for AA & AAA batteries that works wonderfully. I would buy this charger for C, D, and 9-Volt recharge capability, just know they will take a long time.