Digital Concepts 1 Hour Charger By sizwizz on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
Since my digital camera requires two AA batteries to operate, I find myself constantly replacing them. It seems that the camera uses so much power that the AA batteries don't last long enough to be practical. I decided to by lithium batteries which extended my camera use a bit longer, but I was still annoyed that I had to replace these expensive batteries sooner than I wanted to.
I finally purchased the Digital Concepts 1 Hour Battery Charger, that came with 4 AA rechargeable batteries. It is capable of charging 2-4 batteries at a time, and includes two adapters, one for an outlet, and the other will charge in a power port, or cigarette lighter for when you're on-the-go. Nice touch! Not only does it charge AA batteries, it also will charge AAA batteries as well.
The claim is that it will charge batteries fully in an hour, which it did. However, when it finished the job, I found that the unit was slighty hot, so it would be a good idea to put this someplace that's not flammable during the charging mode. I DO like the fact that I will have batteries when I need them for my camera, without having to run down to the nearest drugstore at the last minute.
Other than the heat coming out of the charger, so far it's been a reliable unit.
Now that I've use the battery charger for a while, I find that the rechargeable batteries may not last as long as the lithium batteries did, but since the kit came with 4 AA's, and my camera only uses two, I always have a backup.
I also discovered that it has a "bad cell" detection when the rechargeable batteries are no longer usable.
As far as the heat coming from the charger... that seems have lessened the more I've used it. It still gets warm, but apparently there's some sort of thermal cut off so as not to damage the battery by overheating.
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Digital Concepts Rechargable Battery Charger Purchased at: Wal-Mart Price: 19.99
We are also in the market for a battery charger! I will check this out the next time we go to WalMart-thank you so much!
Sounds like what I need, I hate replacing batteries all the time. Thanks
I have been looking for a new battery charger and batteries set for my digital camera. My old ones are about done! I will have to look into this.Sounds great. Not a bad price either! Thanks
I think $20.00 is a small price to pay to have your camera ready when you are. Good investment!
I really need to invest in one of these. My digital camera eats batteries! I have wasted a ton of money on them. I had one similar to this one a few years ago and found that it didn't charge the batteries sometimes, not sure why. I hope they have improved over the past few years.
I've been debating on getting something like this for my digi cam, but have been alternating between plugging it in to use at home and saving my good batteries for when I was out and about. Thanks for the warning on the unit getting warm!
Thanks for sharing the information and the update. This sounds like a great charger.
Recharged batteries never last as long as new ones but as you have noted it does not matter if you always have spare ones recharged and ready to use, and it's less harmful to the environement to use rechargable rather than disposing of used ones.
thanks for sharing.. something to look for on our next buy.. v!
I like that you can plug it into the car. That is really where I would want to be able to charge batteries... when I'm away from a building and electric outlets.