Powerline 8 Battery Charger

Updated: So I've got a hefty amount of experience with batteries professionally and personally. I worked in IT maintaining equipment and I know how to maintain batteries to get the most out of them. For my home in the past, I always used the name brand rechargeables and their included charging devices. Problem there is you need to charge in pairs and that introduces problems. I have a mix of uses too, wall clocks, xbox controllers, children's toys, flashlights, etc. Eventually I was getting batteries that would be drained after only a short while. So I bought this Ansmann battery charger. I've been using it for a over a year now and I absolutely love it. I'm getting 2x-3x the life out of a pair of charged batteries now. I use the discharge feature for all batteries I put in there too, so all batteries come out fully charged. Couple that with the fact that each battery gets charged to it's max individual capacity and you've got a much better experience with using rechargeable batteries. One negative I found was the USB port on the side is only active when the charger is plugged into an electrical outlet. I had imagined that you could put a bunch of AA batteries in there then use it as a battery back, nope. It doesn't allow you to use the charger as a battery pack.

Super fast and reliable battery charger. Have had for a while now and never noticed any issues. If you are in the market for a battery charger, this would be the one I suggest going with.

I bought 2 of these units and 16 Slimline 2850 batteries. The charger does a great job charging them quickly, but I haven't had any luck with the discharge feature. All of my batteries are identical and seem to go through the discharging cycle, but never start the charging cycle after the discharge is complete. I've written Ansmann for advice and will update this post with anything I hear.

These are hands down my favorite chargers. However I do love when the also give me a usb port connected to these. Great product and we currently have 9 of these at different locations.

Being my first one I did my research and kept coming back to this one. Good ratings and a good price. This works very well. We switched over to all AAA and AA rechargeable batteries. It's amazing how many batteries you actually use in your home. After the initial investment it should pay off for itself within 12-18 months. Best thing of all is no running out of batteries. I always have spares ready to replace.

just bought this 2nd one....no idea about their technology but this charger is the best ever....yes...i bought other names...many of them that are about $20....they either burned out the batteries or just weren't good...we use this with about every decent rechargeable battery (energizer, duracell, amazon, enercell) and the batteries perform. we mostly use them to power XBox controllers, and some top end remote cars and truck controllers... I actually have been able to use a few energizer batteries that showed up as "dead" on other chargers..so...buy a few good rechargeable batteries and try this....

Defective product straight out of the package. Indicator lights don't work to show that charger is working properly.

This is what I needed. I discharged my batteries and they lasted much longer. I use my batteries in my Nikon flashes and I've gotten far more flashes after discharging, charging, and maintaining my AA batteries. It's hard to believe that this type of quality could be had for this low cost. I will purchase another just to have it on hand. I would recommend this. God bless

Al poner las baterías de la misma marca tengo que estar revisando por que muchas veces marcan error y hay que quitarla y ponerla de nuevo

Bon chargeur , mais n est pas rapide