breaks after charging 9 v batteries for a few months i use a lot of 9 v batteries. rayovac ps3 is the only recharger i can find. works fine, but collapses after a few months. something about the contacts giving way where you snap the batteries into the recharger. has anyone else had this problem? solutions? maybe i'm being too rough with it, although i try to handle with kid gloves. breaks after charging 9 v batteries for a few months i use a lot of 9 v batteries. rayovac ps3 is the only recharger i can find. works fine, but collapses after a few months. something about the... » Read More breaks after charging 9 v batteries for a few months i use a lot of 9 v batteries. rayovac ps3 is the only recharger i can find. works fine, but collapses after a few months. something about the contacts giving way where you snap the batteries into the recharger. has anyone else had this problem? solutions? maybe i'm being too rough with it, although i try to handle with kid gloves. « Show Less
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No problems here charging 9v with PS3. Be gentle and treat it like a lady. ;) Ps. Harbor Freight sells a charger that does 9v well as well as sell rechargeable batteries for $6 per set- (2) C or D or (4) AA or AAA. Batteries are high capacity (maH) I use them regularly in my PS3 as well as the charger selling for $15. Quality products direct from manufacturer. I am not affilated in any way with H. Freight.
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Do you mean that the connectors for (+) and (-) terminals of 9V battery have collapsed? Try using a long-nose piler to gently bend the connector back into shape. If that doesn't work, go to Radio Shack and get a replacement connector and solder it to the charger. Just make sure you get the polarity correct.
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Did you recharge those SONY NiMH cells just before using them? Most of those regular 2500mAh cells are known to suffer from rapid self-discharge problem. That means if you place a fully charged cell on the shelf for a few weeks, most of its charge may be already lost due to leakage. If you have just charged those cells and you still have problem, then it is possible that one (or more) of those cells have developed high internal resistance. When drawing large current, its terminal voltage will dip, causing the camera to sent out 'change battery' signal. In this case, you can use this set of batteries in low-drain appliance such as CD player, but not in high-drain appliance such as digital camera. Make sure you clean the battery terminals, since bad contacts will also introduce higher resistance. Another possibility is that the capacity of one (or more) of your cells has drops to much lower than the rated value. If you have an advanced charger such as the La Crosse BC-900, you can 'refresh' the battery and restore it to original capacity. If not, you may try to manually discharge each cell (by using it in a flash light and burn up all its energy, for example), then recharge fully. If all these sounded too confusing to you, then my advised is: buy a set of the new low-self-discharge cells (Sanyo eneloop, Rayovac Hybrid, Kodak Pre-Charged, Duracell Pre Charged, etc.) and stop worrying about it.
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Due to the compact design and relatively high charging current, batteries can become toasty hot _if_ the BCG34HRE missed termination signal (negative dV/dt) - especially with the charger cover closed. I did an experiment by charging four nearly full Rayovac 4.0 Hybrid AA cells together (this is to force the worst-case scenario where all batteries are being over-charged), and measured the cell temperature with an infrared thermometer. The highest temperature recorded was 62 degree C, which is too hot to hold for most people, but not high enough to cause a meltdown. Note that this will NOT happen if you recharge partially exhausted cells (because then the charger can terminate correctly by detecting negative dV/dt). But to be safe, I recommend charging with the cover open or removed.
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The Duracell CEF23 charges at 550mA per channel. The Rayovac PS3 charges at 450-480mA per channel. So they are not that different in term of speed. Both chargers can charge other brands of NiMH cells. The real advantage of PS3 is that it can accept C- and D- and 9V batteries. Also it can be used to 'revive' ordinary alkaline cells.
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I actually use an Energizer charger for my Eneloops. And, yes, it is a smart charger in that it stops charging when the battery is "full".And, as far as shelf life. My kids use them for their gaming controllers and swap the batt's in charger when it's time. I use them in my digital camera and don't have to worry about the battery being dead after sitting for month. I keep a new set in the bag just in case they do die on me. I also use them in my remote controls.I would not recommend their use in smoke detectors, clock radios, or anything that will put a continual and uninterrupted drain on them. Those are what alkaline batteries are for. I actually use an Energizer charger for my Eneloops. And, yes, it is a smart charger in that it stops charging when the battery is "full".And, as far as shelf life. My kids use them for their gaming controllers and swap the batt's in charger when it's time. I use them in my digital camera and don't have to worry about the battery being dead after sitting for month. I keep a new set in the bag just in case they do die on me. I also use them in my remote controls.I would not recommend their use in smoke detectors, clock radios, or anything that will put a... » Read More I actually use an Energizer charger for my Eneloops. And, yes, it is a smart charger in that it stops charging when the battery is "full".And, as far as shelf life. My kids use them for their gaming controllers and swap the batt's in charger when it's time. I use them in my digital camera and don't have to worry about the battery being dead after sitting for month. I keep a new set in the bag just in case they do die on me. I also use them in my remote controls.I would not recommend their use in smoke detectors, clock radios, or anything that will put a continual and uninterrupted drain on them. Those are what alkaline batteries are for. « Show Less
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I had the same issue had to return mine. I reordered another The new one only worked a few times and stopped working altogether. I honestly would return it and not get another. Awfully expensive for getting one that does work to only last a few times before breaking down.
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Yes, the cheap battery that came with it died quickly. Yes, they now have a 9V rechargeable by Energizer. They have rechargers on Amazon for about $10.
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I purchased our can opener over 6 months ago. We have not needed to change the batteries yet. We probably average opening one can a day. Some days we open no cans and at thanksgiving we opened well over a dozen cans. My wife continues to love it and so do I. We have had two that were rechargeable, and they both had problems charging. Mostly because they were poorly designed in how they sat in their charging cradle. I prefer the battery model - I think most everyone would.
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My auvio no longer holds a charge. I just have to leave it plugged in all the time which defeated the purpose and as I understand it Auvio doesn't produce these anymore and I know of now way to get a battery for it. I found a 3" auvio that working about two hours, excellent picutre and I use rechargable battery. this one doesn't plug in directly. Because it used and batteries had been left in it I had to clean the contact points which had gunk on them but was able to do so.
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I've been using 2 AAA Ni-MH rechargable batteries in it. Can play continuosly for about 48hrs before changing them out. Getting the batteries out of the controller is kind of tricky but can be done with no harm to the batteries or controller if you take out one with your finger nail and gently bang the other one out. Ni-MH AAA batteries with charger is fairly cheap.
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we use rechargeable AA in there all the time and have no problem. This is our second one. They tore the first one apart. They lve that thing
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We are lucky if the rechargeable batteries last 3 hours...so very annoying. I started doing a little research and found that these rechargeable batteries are the best on the market : eneloop AA 1800 cycle, Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, 4 Pack (discontinued by manufacturer) Anyone have any experience with them?! They have really good reviews. I'm wondering if I do get them if I should get a better battery charger, if it really matters at all?!
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Mine did the same thing, only dropping a bar or two and needing to be recharged. After several talks I purchase another. Strangely enough the Charged light started to drop more and more. It now goes down 7 bars and time to recharge batteries.
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I ordered a PS3 and got a PS3D(the model number on the package) which does not appear to be a smart charger. It has a green light which comes and and stays on and it says you have to take the batteries out after 7 or so hours(depending on the type). The PS3 reportedly has a red light that goes out when batteries are charged and on trickle. This came in an orange packaging whereas the advertised PS3 was shown as blue packaging. Anyone know what is going on?
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I use the Tenergy Speedy Box - have had about 8 years - it holds all kinds of rechargeable batteries (4 at a time) from AAA to D. It's never failed. It's expensive, but in the end, I figure that I've saved a lot of money on batteries.
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I actually didn't use my Vita often. Maybe a couple days a month. That being said, its hard for me to tell if it was holding its charge, but it didn't seem like it did after the first 4 or 5 charges. I felt like the Vita had the charge and not the grips. I also had issues with getting it to charge at times and eventually the piece you plug the charger into came loose making that unusable. So its now just an overpriced grip that cannot be charged while playing. The grips themselves are great (if you don't need the trigger, the charge and battery part of it, not so much.
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I recharged mine for 6 month, then it broke - don't know if I had just bad luck with my one or the quality in general is so low. The original one in my device was rechared for approx 2 years, then it run out of "juice" very quickly.