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(More customer reviews)I had seen some mention of this charger on other web sites, but never any reviews. I was looking for a new charger that had nice capabilities. Specifically, I wanted something that had separate channels for each cell, some sort of status indicator for each cell, and a charger that didn't take all night to charge, but didn't overheat the batteries charging in 15 minutes. Amazon came through with the best +shipping price as usual, so I took the chance and ordered this.
The Lenmar R2G802U is a nice product. Although not clearly stated, it comes with four pre-charged AA NiMH batteries. The charger itself comes with three power sources: a small wall wart, a cigarette lighter adapter for the car, and a cable to operate it from a USB port. (When operating from the USB port, charge times are increased, as there is a limit of how much current can be drawn from the USB port on a computer.)
Another neat feature about this unit, is that is features a USB charging outlet. Perfect for charging a bluetooth handset or other device that has a USB charging cable. One thing to note is that the USB charging outlet cannot work at the same time as the unit is charging batteries. But, if you plug a device in while you're charging batteries, they charger shuts off power to the batteries when they are complete and then switches on the USB charging outlet. That's a neat design in my opinion.
As for the included AA batteries, I haven't done much testing on them, but they work. I searched the web for some opinion on the Lenmar pre-charged batteries, but didn't find any info. I found less than stellar reviews on the non-pre-charged Lenmar batteries. I'd like to switch all of my NiMH batteries to pre-charged, and would like to find an option besides the much more expensive Sanyo Eneloop batteries.
The charger seems to be pretty smart and partially recharged cells were noted, as their charge level showed on the LCD. Charge times for four dead AAs seems to be less than four hours, but I never really timed it. It accomodates both AA and AAA batteries, but I didn't try any AAAs in it yet.
The charger also has a clock and travel alarm, but I'm not really sure of the usefulness of this feature. To close the unit, you have to flip
the AAA adapter blocks in. Not a big deal, but you have to flip them back out to charge AA batteries.UPDATE: 11/5/2009 : I still really like this charger. I've used to to charge AAA and AA batteries of all types and it works well. It actually "brought back" some older cells that my other chargers would no longer charge. Also, the R2G AA batteries included with the kit are of good quality. I've used them for quite some time now in my digital camera and have had no problems. They hold a charge when not used for a while, and when used a lot, they last a long time. I'm quite happy with this purchase and may by some separate R2G batteries.
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Charger, R2G, AA/AAA, 2 Hour, USB Output and Alarm Clock, w/4 R2G 2150mAh NI-MH
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