It Half-Works
Put in 3 "super heavy duty" AAA cells @ 1.32v. It charged them for a few minutes then said "Full". But they only increased to 1.37v. Useless.<br /><br />Tried 3 other heavy duty AAAs @ 1.31v. Wouldn't charge them at all. Said "Exausted". Totally useless.<br /><br />Tried several D "Alkaline" batteries @ 1 volt. It began charging any placed in the left side, but none in the right side. Two of them increased from 1.0v to 1.18v, the third one from 1,0v to 1.21v. Useless again.<br /><br />This time needed 2 different name-brand AA alkalines charged. First one charged from 1.36v to 1.49v. Good. Second one went from 1.37v to 1.47v. Good.<br /><br />A few weeks later after that one of them leaked in a flashlight. The other is still fine. This is why manufacturers say not to rechare them.<br /><br />I've seen top-brand alkaline batteries recharged. Durracell Energizer Rayovac and the cheapo Super Heavy Duty brands. For each brand a few leaked and a few didn't.<br /><br />Alkalines don't like being recharged, except the rechargable alkalines.<br /><br />So this charger does poorly with batteries that are more than half dead, but works good with ones that haven't been drained much.
Rating: 2 stars