La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger

May 12, 2010 | By In Technology |

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5 Comments so far

  1. J. Smith on May 12th, 2010

    This charger is loaded with features that are too difficult to use and you can read about those in other reviews. My biggest complaint is that it won’t handle anything bigger than a AA battery.

    The “C” and “D” converters are not for charging those batteries, but just casings so your AA batteries can impersonate “C” and “D” size batteries. To make a “D” battery, you take the AA and put it into the “C” casing, then put that into the “D” casing.

    To recharge, you have to pry the AA out of the middle of this Russian Doll every time. For a device that takes four “D” cells – this is a horrible charger.

    The picture makes it look big, but the only thing big about this charger was the disappointment.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  2. S. Horvat on May 12th, 2010

    Not sure how to charge AAA batteries, they seem too small. There is no support or documentation available. Can anyone help?
    Rating: 2 / 5

  3. Roundeye11 on May 12th, 2010

    I received this after seeing all the positive reviews (but now I wonder if there’s not a bit of ballot box stuffing by a low-paid overseas crew of comment producers). When I first tried charging the batteries, one registered as “null” …bad start. After one initial charging cycle, I used the three remaining batteries, and they ran down in normal fashion. When I attempted to charge those, each registered with a “null.” Apparently they are now unchargeable. Well, after reading the details of a workaround explained elsewhere on this amazon page I wondered, “what sort of product necessitates a workaround using a paper clip when a completely drained battery happens.”

    Suffice it to say, a return is in order.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  4. Eric S. Olstad on May 12th, 2010

    I expected a little more from this product, but I am pleased nonetheless. I was hoping that it would be able to detect how much power is currently in the battery, but it doesn’t. It just detects the heat coming from the batteries and that’s how it knows how not to overcharge. Oh well. I don’t know enough about how electronics like this work at a low-level to comment further.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  5. High Speed on May 12th, 2010

    I just want to write a review. The batteries work fine, no problems there, I just haven’t gotten around to using it yet. My other Sony charger is still working fine and until that goes or I get it around to switching up. I bought the La Crosse because it was supposed to be the best and I wanted the best and well… I’m guessing it is. It looks great and fancy…

    update… i still don’t completely understand this thing. I just put batteries in it and charge.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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