Rechargeable . I’m still using this charger and the original batteries that were included with it and haven’t experienced this issue.Yes, I was afraid of that. Ideas?The Energizer Recharge Value Charger charges at a fixed current (300mA for AA, 150mA for AAA) for a fixed time of 11 hours. I guess it’s working I don’t have a problem with mine but how do I know when the they are fully charged, do the green lights go out or do I have to guessI have this same charger, and I can’t tell when batteries are fully charged. Here are some top tips I've foundby reading through a variety of battery-expert websites:Different battery chargers are designed to work in different ways at different speeds,largely to suit different types of batteries. I bought the package from Home Depot, and will return the package of junk to Home Depot FIRST THING TOMORROW. controller and didn’t work, yet the duracells did?? Does the red light go out?Why does my charger only blink red ??? A 110V-only charger makes no sense when you are traveling.It has fold down prongs, which allow it to easily store in a drawer or gear bag.Are you so influenced by “premium,” packaging that you can’t resist good marketing?The Value Charger will recharge any NiMH AA and AAA batteries. Obviously, the hot batteries charged successfully, and the cold ones did not. I removed the batteries from charger and placed them in a drawer and left the batteries for like 5 days without attempting to use them, when I tried to use them and they were totally helpless. Im so confuse about reading the comments above because the green light is there light when i recharge it my energizer NiMP. It was red, so we assumed they needed charging, and its just been red the whole time…..I am taking it from the comments the charger is defective?Any NiMH charger will charge those batteries.I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with that one so I can’t help you. As luck would have it, I didn’t have any other brands of batteries to test.But the charger should work just fine as long as the batteries do not exceed 2650mAh for AA’s and 1000mAh for AAA’s.It is also not Energizer’s responsibility to make sure you know what you’re buying; that is the consumer’s responsibility.Only glows red and never shuts off. How many times have you used a screwdriver or another pointy object to help you remove batteries from a charger? They don’t get hot for me.I wonder the same, so I opened my US charger marked 110-127 V. There is LNK603 switching regulator in nearly reference design and 400 V condensers, co I think it could do cca. It still glows. Cost $19.95 + tax + 2 gallons of gas @ $4.00 per gallon.Should you buy the Energizer Recharge Value AA/AAA NiMH Battery Charger? Duracell charger works perfect. Check our independent rechargeable batteries reviews to find the best batteries for your device. Iexperience to see red indicators@Roger it’s blinking? Such transformers are custom wound with specific input voltages in mind (there is calculator for it provided by the LNK603 manufacturer). We recommend using Energizer rechargeable batteries with Energizer chargers.I have the same problem as Tom. Storage Temperature: -20ºC to 30ºC; The World’s 1st rechargeable AA battery made with 4% recycled batteries.
NiMH batteries can be fast charged (on high current for several hours, at the risk of overheating), slow charged (for about 12–16 hours using a lower current), or trickle charged (with a much lower current than nicad), but they should really be charged only with an NiMH charger: a rapid nicad charger may overcharge NiMH batteries.