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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
No hassle!, June 10, 2009
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
I've tried out many different kinds of chargers before. One on sale, one not on sale, etc. When I heard about this one, it intrigued me. Sure, $50 isn't cheap but I was sick of trying to match the contact point on the controller with the charger. And I didn't want to remove the rubber cover from my wiimote after it's attached to the new Wii Motionplus, which I was excited to buy. So I preordered this item. Two to be exact. One for me and one for my nephew. And I tried it out and this is what I found out.
The instruction booklet says it'll take 4 and a half hour to fully charge from the box. I started charging at 6:40pm. And at 1:20am, it wasn't done yet. Since I had to go to sleep, I had to remove it. Next day, I started charging at 6:40pm again. And at 12:30am, it wasn't done yet. So that was combined charge of 12:30 hours. The day after that it was done after 3 hours. So it took me over 15 hours to charge from the first time. I knew charging it without stopping will take less so took out my 2nd charger and started charging. That finished in about 10 hours. So I'm guessing not all charges are the same from the box. If the previous reviewer is correct then I have to estimate it'll take 6-12 hours to charge from getgo.
Then I started using it. 1st day I used it for exactly 2:50. Next day for another 2:40. Then on 3rd day, I noticed the charge was in red after few minutes. I stopped after using it for 90 minutes. So that was exactly 7 hours. But I was playing Broken Sword, which requires you to just press button here and there so 7 hours is probably the most you can get out of full charge. Heavily used games like MadWorld won't last more than 3-4 hours I say.
Next day I started charging the almost dead wiimote to see how long it'll take to charge that one. That was done around 6 hours. I say around because when I came out to check, it was green already. So I have to guess on that one.
But I LOVE how I don't have to worry about whether my wiimote is placed correctly to charge. Previous models I used, I came out to find out it wasn't charging at all for hours because the contacts weren't made properly. That made me go crazy. But this one, I just put it down and it's done. I know it's charging.
So to summarize:
PROS
1) EASY to charge. VERY easy.
2) Don't have to take out rubber skin on wiimote to charge
3) Works with Wii Motionplus attached to it
4) Lasts relatively long for a rechargeable
CONS
1) $50 isn't cheap. I'm sure most people think you can go through tons of regular batteries at that price. And you're probably right.
2) Takes awhile to charge and recharge.
With the release of Wii Motionplus, I'm guessing the batteries will drain even faster. With this product, you just have to play and then rest it on the charger after you're done to have full charge next time you play. The battery DOES get somewhat hot so like the previous reviewer, I wouldn't recommend leaving it on the charger for longer than it needs to. But if you just want a charger that is no hassle then this one is for you. I definitely recommend it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
batteries drain quickly--is mine defective?, August 9, 2009
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
old info:
I don't know if mine was simply defective, or if it's a problem with the product itself (I'll be happy to edit this review accordingly if I find out it's just mine....)
I've owned this thing for only five days. I have yet to actually PLAY on my Wii since getting it.
See, I've charged the batteries on it three times now; each time, the charger showed that the batteries were charged (after 5 to 5-1/2 hours). This in spite of using the tight-fitting glove kits, as opposed to the wii jacket. The whole reason I got it was so I could use rechargeable batteries without having to peel off the glove.
Each time, the WII showed that the batteries were fully charged...at least if I checked right after charging them up.
And each time, if I went a day or more without using the remote AT ALL (not counting to check the Wii's assessment of the charge)...the batteries were completely drained!
I shouldn't have to charge the remote every morning just because I expect I MIGHT use the Wii later that day, and I shouldn't have to wait five hours to charge it when I DO want to use it!
If I can't figure out what's causing this problem soon, I'm probably just going to return the device, and go back to plain old Double A's. Even though the whole point of getting these things was to avoid having to constantly replace batteries....
Is this just a problem I'm experiencing, or has someone else noticed the same difficulties?
new info:
As it turned out, mine WAS defective; one side of the charger wasn't charging batteries like it should have been, even though the light turned green after the expected number of hours. The other side charged just fine. That MIGHT be the same problem that at least one other person has reported.
I'll wait until I get a new one before I do a proper review...which given Amazon's edit functions, may mean deleting this review and creating a brand new one (probably need to change my rating, and it won't let me change it on a published review).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works Like A Charm, June 23, 2009
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
I got this charger because I wanted to leave the rubber grips on the Wii remotes while charging them. I used the optional support to stand the charger upright but the contact between the remote and the charger was inconsistant and frustrating. I have since removed the support and the charger works flawlessly. There are reviews on the internet that mention the charger heating up but I have not found this to be true. My remotes are constantly on the charger when not in use and everything works perfectly. I highly recommend this product especially if you want to use the new Wii Motion Plus add-on.
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