Product Description

Duracell Value Charger with 2AA Pre-Charged Rechargeable NiMH Batteries - CEF14DX2

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50168 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Duracell
• Released on: 2007-10-24
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 5.00" w x 6.00" l, .55 pounds

Features

• Charges 4 AA or AAA batteries
• LED to indicate charge status
• Compact size is great for travel
• Plugs directly into the wall - no cords
• Comes with 2AA Pre Charged rechargeable batteries

Customer Reviews

Good Batteries, Bad Charger
[Updated Dec 24, 2008]
I was only half-right when I boldly proclaimed that "Duracell Pre Charged AA are rebranded Sanyo eneloop cells" in my original review. It turns out that the first batch of Duracell AA cells I bought from Amazon are made in Japan, and those are identical to eneloop (both mechanically and electrically). But lately I bought some more Duracell AA from a warehouse club. Those are made in China, and they are identical to the Rayovac Hybrid.

[Original review follows]

This package (CEF14X2) includes two new Duracell 'Pre Charged' NiMH AA cells, plus a simple charger. The batteries are similar to the Sanyo eneloop low-self-discharge cells. In fact, based on their identical technical specifications and physical shapes of (+) and (-) terminals, I am convinced that the Duracell Pre Charged AA is actually SANYO eneloop AA underneath a different wrapper. Therefore all the good things you heard about eneloop apply to Duracell 'Pre Charged', too.

The 'value charger' (CEF14) included here, however, is not a good value because:

1. It is a timer-based dumb charger, meaning that it doesn't detect when cells are full charged. It simply charges at 360mA for 6 hours and turns off. You have to wait until your cells are fully exhausted before recharging, otherwise they will be over-charged. With a 'smart' charger, you may choose to top-off your rechargeable cells any time.

2. It can only charge either 2 or 4 AA cells in pairs. This is very inconvenient if you have appliances that require odd number of cells.

3. It can only charge two AAA cells, and you cannot charge any more AA cells at the same time.

My advice is to get the CEF23DX2 package for just a few dollars more. It also comes with two Duracell Pre Charged AA cells, but the included smart charger (CEF23) is far superior in every aspect. It even doubles as an USB charger, too.

It works and its duracell..!
I got me two of these for my digital camera.. they work fine.. they don't discharge quickly compared to what i had before (although that will depend on how u use them and for what)..

The charger works.. and its not bad.. i usually plug them at night and when i wake up they are charged (there is a light indicator) but i'm sure they don't take all night to fully charge..

there r extra places on the charger for more batteries.. if u r charging only the two batteries that came with it, use the inner places.. the outer ones don't work :s

Works as advertised.
I've only used the charger a couple of times and it seems to work ok. I've recharged the batteries several times so far (using a different charger) and they seem to work well, too. Life-per-charge isn't incredible, but I've got a few sets of AA rechargeable batteries that I cycle through my particular application so it isn't that big of a deal.