Has anybody used this for the Chervrolet Spark EV yet? I'm wondering if I need a charger this powerful, or if it's overkill.
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I haven't used it for the Spark, but it's probably overkill just as it is for my Nissan Leaf. I bought it anyway because my Leaf is leased. I reasoned that I may as well wire in something powerful enough for a likely more powerful charger in the next generation EV when my Leaf lease is up. I tend to lean toward overkill when it comes to technology, but I don't usually advise others to do the same. It's often cheaper to get what you need now and buy the upgrade later when you can really use it. Plus, a lower power charge station will still do just fine charging an EV with a higher capacity charger. Just not quite as fast. Happy charging whatever you decide!
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This charger is old. It is no longer listed on the Energizer website.The newest tip is a mini USB. All the rest are probably of no use.
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The Samsung charger works just fine.The thing that ZL probably meant to say was that you should not use any low yield charger (less then 2Ampere) or something other then 5Volt.If you use any 2A+ 5V charger you will be fine.
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I'm guessing it would fry it, but check the documentation that come with yours (I don't have mine handy).The chargers I'm used to using are so fragile (electrically), I probably wouldn't want to push this one, although I've got two and they've never given me any problems. The cheapo ones that come with RTF kits are the ones I had problems with.TL;DR: most likely not.
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Yes I charge mine with the same charger that came with my Streamlight. And so far no problems at all. I researched before I tried it and I did not find information that indicates this was a bad idea.
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Hello Deraj,Are you trying to charge a Ford Electric Car? Power Express sent me a new charger with the new firmware. And it doers not work. BTW the new firmware has to come from Bosch Automotive the makers of the Power Xpress/ You cannot install the firmware yourself.Edward
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Hello, I have the Duracell 15 minute charger that charges AA & AAA batteries, and that's the highest powered charger currently available that I know of for Duracell itself. The power output for the 15 minute Duracell charger I have is 1.2 volts for AA & AAA batteries and 8.3 Amps(current) max for AA and 3.5 Amps(current) for AAA, so if your charger outputs more for voltage or current for AA & AAA I would recommend not using it for those type of batteries, and as far as other batteries like C,D,9 Volt, etc. I can't recommend since my charger doesn't charge those types of batteries and only charges AA & AAA. If your batteries fit into your charger and the output power matches or is slightly under my power output then you should be fine, and anything that charges at a higher power output should not be used since Duracell hasn't made batteries and a charger that can handle higher output power charging yet. Good Luck!, bye &#9685; &#9697; &#9685;
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Anyone crack one open and see if this is anymore than a transformer and a couple diodes or is it an active charger that dials back the voltage or current when the battery is charged? Thanks. (I know it's only $8, but still wondering)
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By that I guess you mean ones that this charger was not designed to work with right? Well, that is a little tricky based on what you are trying to charge. If it is a commercial battery for a drill, you can get something similar to this if you just type the drill's name or model. You don't have to worry about typing the specific battery model number or the specific charger model number and you will see a few results for just the charger mixed in with the results. I typed craftsman 19v and found this one. If you are trying to charge something else or another tool or battery by another manufacturer and you don't know exactly what you are doing, you are asking for trouble but I will give you a few tips. 1) Lithium ion batteries are ticking time bombs. They will explode if over charged with too much voltage or current. 2) LiPo will explode if wrong polarity is used. 3) Most of them have protections from the things that make them explode and some even have them per cell. Some of them though rely on the charger to be smart enough not to over charge and have odd terminals so you can't charge it in any other charger. 4) They all operate in series and some, like this one, even charge in series. Thus with a multimeter, find the polarity of the battery you want to charge and the approximate voltage (I.e. if you have a 24 volt battery and it has 4 terminals and per two terminals you find that they are 10 volts each when low on charge then one can assume that you have 2 sets of 12 volt batteries in a series) then just get some alligator clips and clip them to another power source or power adapter of the same voltage and then sawpt them between the series. One time I really needed a device and I forgot the charger and I did this by connecting the alligator clips to my car for 30 mins then I swapped them to the other terminals for 30 mins too and it got me out of trouble. Just be really careful not to overcharge. Hope this helps.
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It did not work for my scooter and I would not recommend buying it. Try dealing with a scooter dealer near you and see if there may be a used charger that you can purchase or spend a little more and get the correct one for your application or look on craigslist is a possibility.
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hello Mike S. Don't do what I did pay a lot of money for something that don't work, these are after market chargers the original battery has been discontinued by sears, as have the charger, so long story short don't waste your money on something that don't fill the bill. Be smart spend a little and get a knew drill the 19volt is great and powerful, and it's less than $100.00 these come with two batts and charger besides X-mas is coming so what are you waiting for???
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Hi, Thank you for the note. Did you rent a car in France? I am asking to find out if the charger that comes with the unit fits into the car's outlet. We took a Garmin to France about 3 years ago and our charger did not fit into the rental car's outlet for some reason. I have read at various websites that they are no different. Thanks
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I currently use this charger and it works fine.One caveat is that the controller(2002 Club) I have over timedegraded to cause the charger to not work. I ordered a secondcharger and when I received it had no output when hooked tothe cart. After some surfingand a call to the MFR I figured it was the cart controller sensingthe charge voltage and shutting off the charger. After I bypassed thecart controller so the charger fed the batteries directly all was fine.So now I have have two chargers........they work fine.By the way the MFR was very nice to discuss my issue withme and was very satisfied. Good luck. I currently use this charger and it works fine.One caveat is that the controller(2002 Club) I have over timedegraded to cause the charger to not work. I ordered a secondcharger and when I received it had no output when hooked tothe cart. After some surfingand a call to the MFR I figured it was the cart controller sensingthe charge voltage and shutting off the charger. After I bypassed thecart controller so the charger fed the batteries directly all was fine.So now I have have two chargers........they work fine.By the way the MFR... » Read More I currently use this charger and it works fine.One caveat is that the controller(2002 Club) I have over timedegraded to cause the charger to not work. I ordered a secondcharger and when I received it had no output when hooked tothe cart. After some surfingand a call to the MFR I figured it was the cart controller sensingthe charge voltage and shutting off the charger. After I bypassed thecart controller so the charger fed the batteries directly all was fine.So now I have have two chargers........they work fine.By the way the MFR was very nice to discuss my issue withme and was very satisfied. Good luck. « Show Less
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when i initially got the item i charged the battery for four hours anything after that and the battery gets pretty hot, now when i charge the battery , since i only have one smart charger i charge one battery with the smart charger and charge another battwery with the stock charger, when the smart charging is complete i disconnect the stock charger, works for me. it pretty much lasts for a while, ev3n after i put it away after use, it's still charged when i use it again a few days later.
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Hello there. Well it had many adapters which was great but I did not find that this product charged my Samsung smartphone enough. I ended up not using this and purchasing a Halo charger from QVC..excellent charger far superior to this energizer!
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Trey, not sure on that, but will tell you this is not a good spark plug. I installed on my scooter and lost power. I went to an racing import and it is much better. You can find it on here as well, it's like 19 bucks but worth it. Sorry cannot remember the name.
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No they don't use the same chargers. I bought it thinking the same thing. Dont know about the two you mentioned. I would say probably not wouldn't take the chance.