Originally Posted by
User1
Actually I think you might be confused. The first sentence in the Overview tab states; "The Rosewill RGD-CT505 charger is based on a proprietary and technology that enables ordinary disposable alkaline batteries to be recharged." The first and second sentence in tab Details/Feature states; "This charger is based on a proprietary and special technology that enables ordinary disposable alkaline batteries to be recharged." and "The charger is designed to increase the voltage of ordinary used alkaline batteries, so that they can be used several times until they are fully depleted." Not to mention all the references users have made in the feedback area pointing to this being a alkaline battery charger. This was sold for being a alkaline battery charger and that's what I bought this for. What Newegg does after a lawsuit or from having big corporations twists their collective arms, I have no control over. I just know this was never marketed for being a NiMH charger, ever though there was wording on the documentation that it does charge those batteries.
Actually no, I am not confused. In your first post you said the following
Originally Posted by
User1
Hello all,
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hought I'd share my one and only "gadget" that I think is worth sharing. I've used this charger for quite sometime and have been very pleased with it's performance. I've gotten one for my father, brother, and a friend of mine. They all reported that theirs have all worked as designed, but my friend was rather abusive to his and it's stopped working. He left his plugged in all the time and he has dropped his numerous times.
I like to think this was discontinued cause battery companies did not like the "threat" it posed, but I can't tell you either way. I see other chargers on Newegg and other places still advertised there and other places, but none with a track record like this one or with alot of feedback from users.
I thought this makes a good source for battery use. Get a good source of alkaline batteries from somewhere like CostCo and use this charger. You're pretty much set for quite a few years if you operate things right. Pretty much the manufacturer of the charger wants the costumer to buy reputable batteries and don't let the batteries get completely drained. Done and done.
So far I have no complains with this charger. Anyone else use this method? Got a charger you like?
That link points to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=1c4hbw6ugx694
As you can see from the attached screen captures of that page it says in two places it is designed for NiMH. Since it looks identical to hundreds of other NiMH chargers, I suspect that its 'proprietary technology' is a simple artifact of what happens when you put an alkaline cell in a NiMH charger. Of course, I don't want to risk the acid leakage that can occur anytime you attempt to recharge an alkaline cell I have no intention of determining that.
However, such NiMH chargers are available in grocery stores and drugs stores for well less than $20. Feel free to give one a try.
Originally Posted by
User1
What Newegg does after a lawsuit or from having big corporations twists their collective arms, I have no control over. I just know this was never marketed for being a NiMH charger, ever though there was wording on the documentation that it does charge those batteries.
Well lawsuits that put an end to products usually are caused by real problems. Like an 'alkaline' cell charger causing acid leakage and resultant damage... You even indicate that a friend of yours 'damaged' his charger by leaving batteries in charge longer than intended. Actually nearly all battery chargers are safe to have batteries left in 24x7. When properly designed they don't cause any problems.
The problem is that there is no proper procedure to charge alkalines. They don't respond in a predictable way that would allow the charger to shut itself off. Hence why your friend didn't have much success and more importantly the company stopped selling a dangerous product...