Customer Reviews

Tech B TBBC8201 AA Rechargeable 4-Pack NiMH Batteries with Wall Charger Plus 4 Free Alkaline Batteries

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For the person asking, these batteries are 1800mAh, but you can charge any NiMH 1.2V AA or AAA batteries if you have ones with higher MAh around your house. It says if you "rapid charge," which is 5-hour charge, the battery life is 540mAh. So far I've only tried them in my sony cd player. I allowed them to charge for 16 hours, suggested time is 15-20 hrs for a full charge. Now the details...

I havent had them long enough to say how long the AA batteries will last. I plan to use these batteries for my mp3 cd player and a booklight. For a camera you might want something with higher mAh, but keep in mind you get four batteries, so if your camera takes 2 AA's, it's not so bad. I know most Cannons take 4 AA.

The product is solid as far as build, but it does have many tiny scratches/ marks on the surface right out of the package. This is superficial though, since battery chargers arent really purchased for cosmetic beauty.

The charger does what it's supposed to. One not so great feature is that (I quote the instructions) "the indicator light will stay on after batteries are fully charged." This basically means you can't depend on the charger to tell you when it's finished charging, you need to remember approx. 15 hours, + or - a few, that they are finished. One good thing to keep in mind is that the charger cannot overcharge the batteries.

Primarily, I plan to use the charger with 850MAh AAA energizer NiMH batteries I purchased for an mp3 player. This charger is great for this, as most mp3 flash players take 1 AAA at a time and 4 pack of AAA NiMH can be bought on amazon or any retail store.

For the price I paid, and amazon's promo prize, you are getting alot for your money. 4 NiMH batteries, 4 alkaline batteries and a sturdy charger. For a bit more you can purchase a rapid 1 or 2 hour charger, but you won't be paying this price. Overall, I'm satisfied. Just what I expected.

For the price I paid for this rechargable battery set, I didn't expect much. But suprisingly, the batteries work well. I charged them once and have been using them in my digital camera for weeks! I've taken tons of pictures, and they're still going strong. I'm very surprised and pleased.

I was very surprised at the quality of the charger. It's heavier and sturdier than a better known brand I bought last year. The recharding time was much shorter than the 15 hours as previously stated and the batteries seem to hold a solid charge for longer than alkalines. For the price, this is a steal. And heck, the 4 extra alkalines make it even better.

We recently purchased a digital camera and a 36 pack of AA batteries with it. Well, needless to say, those batteries were gone within 4 days! I didn't know digital cameras used batteries so quick. I took a chance (based on reviews) and purchased this set. I AM EXTREMELY SATISFIED!! After the first full recharge, the one set of 4 lasted for over a week before needing recharging!!! WE take pictures and mini-film every day.

I had another set of 4 AA rechargeable batteries purchased prior, we lost the charger and just kept the batteries with no charge in them. I put those 4 in this charger and it charged them as well. Now my son has batteries for his CD player (they last longer too). :-)

I highly recommend this product, it has already earned it's keep! In fact, I came back to purchase another set and they are out of stock! Pick this set up; it's GREAT!!!

After charging the batteries for 3 days they were ready to use. I tried them in my Olympus D-580. After 3 pictures the battery light started flashing, after 2 more pictures they died. I tried the other 2 batteries and the same thing happened. I would not buy these again, and wish that I could return this, but I threw out the packaging......Don't waste your money!

This thing does charge batteries, when it's plugged in. It's getting the stubby prongs to stay in the outlet when filled with heavy batteries that's the problem, and it's a pretty big problem.

2 of the 4 rechargeable batteries doesnt works at all. They are suppossed to be new and they dont work!! I would spend 5 dollars more buying a Sony Charger. But i will never buy TechB, its terrible. I Hope Amazon takes the advice of no sell such bad things.

I bought one of these last year at holiday time and have been using it ever since. I use the rechargeable batteries in high-demand electronics, like digital cameras and certain toys that drain regular batteries quickly, like the Leapster. I am very satisfied with how long they last before needing to be recharged, and I love the fact that the plug on the charger folds inward so the unit can be stored flat in a drawer when not in use. I highly recommend it! Now that the price has dropped back to $7.99 again like it was last year, I'm going to buy a couple more of these. You can't beat that price.

Though the price is cheap, it's still not worth it. It's 2 times bulkier and heavier than other chargers and with a fraction of flexibility.

1. The plug is in the middle of the charger, so even it only takes one outlet, it will cover another anyway for the wall outlet.

2. No light indicating if the charging is done. It will always on when it's plugged in.

3. Must charge pairs at a time

4. The clip is designed stupidly, very hard to insert a battery

5. Somehow cannot charge battery to full, even it's own battery. After charging for more than 12 hours, its batteries still cannot reach the voltage to drive most of things. I had to use another charger to charge addtional hours.

6. Battery's quality is bad. Significant self-discharging. After a few day on shelf, cannot be used without recharging.

The price on this item was good. The batteries charged overnight okay but the light on the charger never went out. When I put the batteries in another charger they continued charging for only a few minutes indicating that they were basically charged. I like the fact that you can do either 4 AAA or 4AA batteries at one time.