Comments on: Energizer Family Charger Review http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/energizer-family-charger-review/ Use what you have, get creative and save! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Classy Mommy http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/energizer-family-charger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-9505 Classy Mommy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:03:47 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/?p=1461#comment-9505 Thanks for reviewing this one Jenn. I actually just got a Family Charger to review for this month too... I am excited that this one unit will work on just about every battery our "toys" might need, with a 3 yr old and 1 yr old we end up going through the big sized batteries too. (Especially when Kyle was a baby in bouncer seats, swings etc that took the big C's or D's.) Thanks for reviewing this one Jenn. I actually just got a Family Charger to review for this month too… I am excited that this one unit will work on just about every battery our “toys” might need, with a 3 yr old and 1 yr old we end up going through the big sized batteries too. (Especially when Kyle was a baby in bouncer seats, swings etc that took the big C’s or D’s.)

]]> By: Sal http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/energizer-family-charger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-9435 Sal Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:31:36 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/?p=1461#comment-9435 I got an Energizer charger last year - just a regular one that charged 4 double A's and after 6 months it went kaput. Walmart (where I bought it) wouldn't do anything. When I checked Amazon I found that charger had poor reviews so, now i try to remember to check there before i buy anything that takes electricity. I got an Energizer charger last year – just a regular one that charged 4 double A’s and after 6 months it went kaput. Walmart (where I bought it) wouldn’t do anything.
When I checked Amazon I found that charger had poor reviews so, now i try to remember to check there before i buy anything that takes electricity.

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/energizer-family-charger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-9362 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:01:16 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/?p=1461#comment-9362 Andy-thanks for commenting, and sorry to hear you had that experience. Energizer is usually quite a reliable product~did you write the company and tell them about your issue? I'm going to make sure my POC sees your post (although obviously I can't guarantee any response) You may have just had the bad luck to get a faulty unit, or it may indeed have been the inverter (although from my understanding you are supposed to be able to plug a laptop into those inverters, so I would think they'd be surge protected.). Either way, it really does make sense to have a couple of sets of the batteries so they can always be charged-especially for cameras! Andy-thanks for commenting, and sorry to hear you had that experience. Energizer is usually quite a reliable product~did you write the company and tell them about your issue? I’m going to make sure my POC sees your post (although obviously I can’t guarantee any response) You may have just had the bad luck to get a faulty unit, or it may indeed have been the inverter (although from my understanding you are supposed to be able to plug a laptop into those inverters, so I would think they’d be surge protected.). Either way, it really does make sense to have a couple of sets of the batteries so they can always be charged-especially for cameras!

]]> By: Andy A http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/energizer-family-charger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-9359 Andy A Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:41:52 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/?p=1461#comment-9359 I had an Energizer 15-minute charger that I used for my camera that died about 6 months after getting it. I was very disappointed. I ended up replacing it with a cheaper regular speed charger not from Energizer, and just bought more batteries, and constantly keep one set charged (actually two -- one set of AAA for my radio/mp3 player and one set of AA for my digital camera). That charger works fine. Possibly what killed my charger was my inverter in the pickup truck putting out too much or too low voltage when cranking over the pickup. I had an Energizer 15-minute charger that I used for my camera that died about 6 months after getting it. I was very disappointed. I ended up replacing it with a cheaper regular speed charger not from Energizer, and just bought more batteries, and constantly keep one set charged (actually two — one set of AAA for my radio/mp3 player and one set of AA for my digital camera). That charger works fine.

Possibly what killed my charger was my inverter in the pickup truck putting out too much or too low voltage when cranking over the pickup.

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