Charging AAA Batteries So I've refreshed my AA batteries and I am loving this charger so far. But now I want to refresh my AAA batteries. How do I make the AAA batteries fit into this? Maybe I'm just having a slow day, but I'm not sure how to make this recognize the smaller batteries. If someone could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Charging AAA Batteries So I've refreshed my AA batteries and I am loving this charger so far. But now I want to refresh my AAA batteries. How do I make the AAA batteries fit into this? Maybe... » Read More Charging AAA Batteries So I've refreshed my AA batteries and I am loving this charger so far. But now I want to refresh my AAA batteries. How do I make the AAA batteries fit into this? Maybe I'm just having a slow day, but I'm not sure how to make this recognize the smaller batteries. If someone could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks! « Show Less
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Thank you for this answer. I thought I had a defective unit. How is this not talked about in the manual? Anyway, thanks again.
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I sure am glad this question was raised and answered. I've been having a 10-minute fit over here.
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There are two negative contacts for each slot of the charger. Align the negative terminal (flat end) of your battery with the inner/smaller contact, then press down the positive terminal.
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AAA batteries will fit no matter what this product was designed to charge them.
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this product will charge aa or aaa's no modification. It defaults to a 200 mah charge which is highly recommended by LaCrosse. Lee's opinons aside.
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Thanks for posting this question. I just purchased my 1st set of AAA batteries and planned to use them with this charger. I thought they wouldn't fit, started searching online for the solution, found this. I've yet to try it out, but will this evening. Thanks!
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It fits both aa's and aaa's there is step up approach two different steps for two different sized batteries. Both fit perfectly.
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Thank you! I thought my unit was defective and I had a new one (different manufacturer) in my Amazon cart, ready to buy. I thought I'd try a quick search for help before buying a new one and am so glad I did!
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The AAA batteries will not charge. The only way the unit will charge via sun or crank is with the blue rechargeable battery (the battery it comes with) inserted in the unit.
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I have only charged AA batteries and it does great with those. I have not tried AAA batteries yet.
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It depends on the individual type of charger. Definitely they should be all RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. The best way to know is to follow the instruction manual, or see on the back of the charger itself, mostly it is mentioned. Depending on the type of charger, most of them can recharge AA or AAA batteries of NiMH type. AGAIN, PL. CHECK. PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS, WRONG BATTERIES USED CAN EXPLODE!
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There is an issue with the charger I have discovered. It is necessary to unplug the charger unit and plug it in again each time you want to charge. When you don't do this it seems to charge, but really does not. In some fashion unplugging refreshes the unit. I operate two batteries and they charge up fully when I do this. I know, sounds weird, but it works. Can do the whole downstairs on two batteries. Amazing how much more expensive the batteries are now though.
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The AA or AAA batteries are of a different size and shape and the voltage is different. I found that you can order conversion kits, but the reviews on them are not good. The 18650 battery holds a charge for a long time and I find it quite convenient. I keep a second battery charged at all times in the event I need to replace.
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The contacts look different but they do fit. I had trouble fitting mine at first. Now I can easily lock in my old NB-6L battery into the Vivitar charger but at first I thought "you've got to be kidding me?" I really thought it wasn't going to fit. I can't explain better how to make it fit, but keep trying and you'll find how it clicks in. I remember it being tricky and it took me like 20 tries seriously! While I'm answering I just wanna throw in there that the travel plug for the car didn't work at all and I've tried it in two different cars at this point so that wasn't fun.
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The metal contacts on the battery should contact the metal contacts in the top of the charger. They are spring loaded. Put the battery in at the top and then push up and put the bottom of the battery in. I plug it in with the light on the bottom of the unit so I can plug it into the bottom half of an outlet and then can still plug something else in the top half of the outlet. The second half of your question didn't come through. Hope that helps.
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these things are a litte quirky, sometimes I hit the buttons to change from 3 amp to 12 amp and it resets it when it's stuck. Also- if you have time- let it's do it's magic- I think it's conditioning the batteries by taking forever sometimes- end result- it can make old batteries take full charge and extend their life, sometimes mine will take 12 hours to get full charge. If you have the time- I suggest letting it's do it's thing. I call it the jedi mind master charger- who knows how it works- but it works
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If u look up ah on the internet it tells u that the higher the number the longer the battery runs. If u r replacing the old batteries and still use the same case the charger is the same unless the original batteries are 12ah. Then check the charger to see if is meant to handle a larger capacity. I found mine worked great but the charger adapter is loose so the charge doesn't hold long. I need new charger available on Amazon.
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most newer chargers have a setting for the agm gel type batteries, you want to use no more than a 12 to 15 amp preferably a 2 amp charger, kind of like a deep cycle battery less amps for longer time.. But when my charger was on the agm/gel battery settings it was showing 12 to 15 amps most of the time.. Good luck if you get one.
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Mine bound already with the 6 channel Flysky receiver included. In reply to the one dead out of the box, mine did that until I realized the rechargeable batteries I was using did not have the (+) side sticking out in the middle to make contact with the indented tabs in the battery compartment. I assume that standard alkaline batteries and the others with little tabs sticking out would work just fine. I put a folded up strip of aluminum foil on each (+) and (-) battery compartment terminals (for each and every "AA" cell) and it DID work fine. By the way, my older Futaba charger did charge the NiMH "AA" batteries I had (8 of them, from a battery store) just fine, thanks. Mine bound already with the 6 channel Flysky receiver included. In reply to the one dead out of the box, mine did that until I realized the rechargeable batteries I was using did not have the (+) side sticking out in the middle to make contact with the indented tabs in the battery compartment. I assume that standard alkaline batteries and the others with little tabs sticking out would work just fine. I put a folded up strip of aluminum foil on each (+) and (-) battery compartment terminals (for each and every "AA" cell) and it DID work fine. By the way, my older Futaba charger did... » Read More Mine bound already with the 6 channel Flysky receiver included. In reply to the one dead out of the box, mine did that until I realized the rechargeable batteries I was using did not have the (+) side sticking out in the middle to make contact with the indented tabs in the battery compartment. I assume that standard alkaline batteries and the others with little tabs sticking out would work just fine. I put a folded up strip of aluminum foil on each (+) and (-) battery compartment terminals (for each and every "AA" cell) and it DID work fine. By the way, my older Futaba charger did charge the NiMH "AA" batteries I had (8 of them, from a battery store) just fine, thanks. « Show Less
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You will have to open up the old battery wrapping being very careful. Check the battery size aa aaa or what ever. Then check how the batteries are wired. Red, black and so on. Take the new batteries and solder the wired onto the batteries, be sure to watch the - + wires. Tape up the batteries with black electrical tape and install batteries and connect the wires . If there are battery holders just put in the right size battery, this way they will charge just like the old batteries. Just make sue the batteries are installed just like the old ones.
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I assumed the exact thing - battery didn't seem to fit. The battery is smaller then the inset in the charger. Just match the positive Battery terminal to the positive sign on the charger (extreme right looking at it) and it snaps in medium tight -and does charge.
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Just a couple of guesses. I have two chargers - one never worked - thought it was the battery, but the batteries work when charged on the charger that works. Somewhere in their info I read that the batteries shouldn't be drained down to zero - has that happened?
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They fixed it for me. I wasn't going to even deal with it because having the extra batteries was a plus, but after posting a negative review they contacted me and ultimately ended up sending the correct charger without requesting the old one back. I was fairly impressed. Hope that helps.
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I learned that sometimes running a discharge cycle first then let the charger do it's job works really well but if the batteries are there for hours, there most be something wrong, are the batteries new or are they over a year old? Some old batteries will never charge. There's a chance also that the charger may be defective.