Yes! Yes! Does What It States exactly...so read the directions even moreso than the reviews.
So far, so good. This Recharger does EXACTLY what it states and seems like an excellent buy for the advertised purpose with Alkaline batteries (only.) I would definitely buy it again.<br /><br />Note: you DO need to give it a full 8-hours to do the job - and realize it will only recharge batteries 1 or 2 at a time; alkaline ones that actually have some degree of recharge ability left in them (not totally drained ones) - and the directions clearly state that that means probably at best 5 recharges at the most for any one battery. (Can't verify this yet but that's what the fine print states.)<br /><br />What I particularly like is if a battery is really &#34;Exhausted&#34; with a bit of time in the gadget that read-out WILL appear. Otherwise, it will cue you when it starts recharging a battery if it can potentially do so at a 3 or 4 bar level - and maybe at a 5-bar level. Not sure tho about 5-bar as I've not yet had one of those potentially to work with with this Reharger yet.<br /><br />This is also quite well made with a long-enough electrical cord to be convenient, plus the main plug has a smallish-footprint.<br /><br />I'm using this right now for a portable, porch fan that runs on 8 D-Batteries and it will clearly pay for itself just in June. Our covered and super-nice front porch and view and breeze from this is perfect even in Texas Summers to use every eve or until 11am for mornings to read, catch up on the news, or simply work with my plants on the porch.<br /><br />Learned of the existance of such a portable fan, btw, from a nicely dressed &#34;homeless&#34; woman waiting for the bus on a nearby street. Her sign said she would appreciate more &#34;battery money&#34; which I asked here about. Was glad to give her a few $$'s - and also glad to know that there existed, a very nice, black, trim, 2-speed, completely portable fan for such as porches, working in the yard, camping out, picnics and such. (Far itself was $20 - and costs more than that for 8 big batteries!)
Rating: 5 stars