Energizer Energi To Go - Emergency charger 2 x AA Li

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Amazing when i see this Energizer Energi To Go - Emergency charger 2 x AA Li (by Energizer Batteries) :

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Energiser Cell Phone charger Letdown. I purchased several chargers for members of my family as Xmas Gifts. I thought it was really neat and would also be great in emergencies. Well, they hardly fit any phone in the family. Only one out of 5 worked and that is because only one phone had a USB port. Big Letdown .

Meant only to sell expensive Li battery. Greed. Greed. Greed.

It is not the contact problem but the voltage issue. The charger is designed not to take NiMH voltage which is 1.2V to 1.35V. And intentionally make not to start. It shall works with expensive primary cell, best with lithium, off course.

At least the printer company subsidizes the printer to sell you cartridges, energizer hack you on every front.

Not a good idea.... 1. Batteries make poor contact with the charger unit and require a lot of 'juggling' to get them in position.

2. Unit is flimsy and does not stand up to daily use.

3. Whatever voltage it puts out, who knows - it fried my Garmin 360 (which charges through a mini-USB connector) within seconds.

Caveat emptor...

Piece of junk. I bought this in an emergency and I was excited because it was on clearance for $4.50, now I know why. I followed instructions and it just did not work. I was very annoyed as I needed a charged phone! Well later that day I went home and tried different batteries. Still Nothing. It wasn't the batteries that were included because I put them in something else and they worked fine. Although it was annoying I guess I can't be that upset since I got the lithium batteries out of it for pretty cheap, just don't try this charger.

Can't use rechargables. Annoying Light, Expensive batteries. I wanted to use rechargeables (good performance and inexpensive) and keep this in my briefcase as a backup charger.

That was the theory. if you use anything other than lithium (very expensive) or alkaline (Poor performance) the positive contact will not touch. (I tried 6 different brands of rechargeables)

I ended up taking it apart (disassembly is fairly easy) to put a solder blob on the positive terminal. Now it makes contact with my NiMH batteries but the battery cover on this thing is really flimsy. Add to that the blinking blue light - certainly gets your attention but it ends up being VERY annoying. I tried to charge my Moto Q in my car (while using a BT headset) and I had to cover the charger with my coat.

I ended up buying a noname made in China charger for less than half the price, it has a screw on battery cover and a red LED rather than these super bright blinking blue ones. And of course, it accepted rechargables with no modifications.

Basically there are better designed products out there for a lot less.

Features :

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Detailed Product Description

Power conversion technology to optimize battery performance

Battery leakage safeguards

Lightweight and portable

LED charge indicator

Main Features

Manufacturer: Energizer Holdings, Inc

Manufacturer Part Number: CEL2SPR

Manufacturer Website Address: www.energizer.com

Product Type: Phone Charger

Input Voltage: Not Applicable

Compatibility:

Sprint/Samsung Cell Phones