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Viatek Renu-It Pro Professional Battery Regenerator

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Viatek Renu-It Pro Professional Battery Regenerator New technology lets you resurrect ordinary batteries from the dead! Lets you regenerate alkaline batteries up to 100 times! Don't throw away that dead battery - renew it and save! Simultaneously renews mixed battery types and sizes - even rechargeables! Thomas Edison invented the principle of Renu-It Pro technology. He understood that an alkaline battery could be renewed by simply cleaning the cells. Using this principle, Renu-It Pro regenerates batteries by releasing the potential that's already in the cell's internal structure. Works with alkaline, NiCad, NiMH and 9V batteries and has docks for AA, AAA, D, C and 9V cells. Also features a LCD panel that shows charge status and built-in protection against overcharging, overheating, short-circuit and polarity reversal. Features: Renews alkaline batteries up to 70 times Renews AA,AAA, D, C, and 9-volt batteries Charges mixed types and sizes simultaneously Charges alkaline, NiCad & NiMH batteries

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Product Length:	6.75 inches
Product Width:	6.0 inches
Product Height:	2.0 inches
Product Weight:	1.0 pounds
Package Length:	10.7 inches
Package Width:	6.4 inches
Package Height:	2.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.05 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 38 reviews

Features

Renews alkaline batteries up to 70 times
Renews AA,AAA, D, C, and 9-volt batteries
Charges mixed types and sizes simultaneously
Charges alkaline, NiCad & NiMH batteries

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Average Customer Review: 3.5

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100 of 101 found the following review helpful:

This Alkaline Battery Charger Can Save You A Lot of Money! Dec 05, 2010 By Amazonian Consumer
In short, this device IS able to charge most of my used Alkaline batteries that were sitting in a bucket, waiting to be thrown away.

This charger is NOT a well-made product. It looks cheaply made and does not appear convincingly sophisticated enough for me to even want to try testing its claim of the capability to charge disposable Alkaline batteries. But there were enough positive reviews on Amazon that pushed me to give it a try, so I ordered one.

My unit arrived a few days later, but I found the transparent plastic lid broken at one of its hinges. I emailed the seller about the condition and was promised that the issue will be resolved.

The charger has bays to take AA, AAA, C, or D size batteries four at a time. A LCD panel displays the charging progress of each battery individually. There is a corresponding LED located in the front of each charging bay to indicate the state of the battery. There is also a fifth place to accomodate a 9-Volt battery. There is a 3-position switch (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, and Alkaline) that you must set to indicate the chemistry of the batteries that you want to charge. You cannot mix batteries of different chemistry in the same charge session.

I first sorted out my bucket of used Alkaline batteries, throwing out ones that showed signs of corrosion or otherwise didn't physically look clean. As soon as I put in a battery, it's corresponding LED will indicate whether the battery can be charged or not. A steady red means it can be charged, and a flashing red means the battery is bad. When charging is complete, the steady red will turn to green. I found that, after an LED has turned green, it is a good idea to roll or jostle the battery in its bay slightly but not so much as to dislodge it from the + and - contact plates, or take it out then immediately put it back in, to see if the LED still displays green. If so, that means it is indeed charged as much as possible. Otherwise, just let it charge until the above test always yields a green color LED indication. Similarly, when you first put in a battery to charge, If you get an flasing red LED telling you that battery is bad, try putting it in a different bay to see if you get the same indication.

I was able to charge over 90% of the batteries that were going to be thrown out. Some probably couldn't be charged because they were overly depleted. Ni-MH batteries will become warm when charged, but Alkaline batteries curiously stayed cool throughout the entire process, as if no charging were done. I had to use a voltmeter to ascertain that they were indeed renewed. According to the the manufacturer - ViaTek, batteries can be charged up to 70 times.

The battery makers certainly don't like this device, just as gasoline producers don't like electric cars. But this can save you a lot of money and at the same time save our environment.

I highly recommend this product and will update my review after I thoroughly used the re-charged batteries in my electronic gadgets to report on their stamina and other characteristics.

Update:

After re-charging the Alkaline batteries, it is a good idea to lay them flat on a piece of paper and let them sit there for a few days, to see if there is any fluid leakage. Out of the thirty or so batteries that I was able to re-charge, I later found two were leaking fluid, so it's better that you make sure that non leaked before they are used in any equipment. Throw away the leaking batteries.

Update (January 4, 2011):

Generally, this unit is fantastic, but be sure to check the physical condition of your used batteries BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER you charge them. You should also check if the charger's battery bays have any leaking fluid left there by bad batteries. This rarely happens, especially if you are stringent about quality, but you must clean it up before the fluid corrodes the metal contacts. I use cotton swab dipped in baking soda dissolved in water to do the job. Use tissue paper to wipe dry all surfaces.

To get the best results, adhere to the three rules:

1. Never use your batteries until they are dead; it's like stretching a rubber band so much that when released, it won't return to its original shape. 70%-80% used is better.

2. Fresh batteries perform much better than old and expired batteries.

3. Always inspect the batteries carefully before putting them in electronics products.

Batteries WILL CORRODE OVER TIME, even the best ones! So if you don't plan to use a piece of electronics for more than a month, it is a good idea to take out the batteries. If you forget, it may cost you that piece of electronics!

Update (January 10, 2011):

Periodically check the state of batteries installed inside your electronic gadgets. If a gadget is pretty expensive, it's probably best not to use these recharged Alkalines.

Update (February 14, 2011)

I recently discovered that, after charging, a higher percentage of certain brands of Alkaline batteries will LEAK fluids more than others. The trouble is, they don't leak right away. Therefore, after charging, you should always leave them on top of tissue paper for a week or two to see what happens. This precaution will prevent damage to electronic equipment as a result of fluid leakage.

45 of 47 found the following review helpful:

Makes one-use alkalines live again Jan 25, 2010 By Daniel Lemut
I have used the Viatek RE02 to "regenerate" AA and D alkaline disposable batteries, some of which were the inexpensive Phaser brand sold by Aldi.

I was not sure I wanted to buy a Viatek product. Viatek sells everything under the sun, it seems, and their wares are the stuff of televised home shopping and late-night infomercials. But having seen the device in catalogs from Cyberguys and even Hammacher Schlemmer, I decided that there must be some truth to the claim to revitalize batteries that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. I found a vendor selling the Viatek RE02 here on Amazon for about 70% of the list price and shipped for free, so I decided to try it out.

To date I am completely satisfied that the product lives up to its claim. A few hours in the device yields days of utility from now reusable disposable alkaline batteries.

15 of 16 found the following review helpful:

Works as advertised... Dec 19, 2009 By Stan
The product works as advertised. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MUAG1Y/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title

What I like most about it is that if a battery is "bad" it will tell you.

Also you can "regenerate" regular "alkaline" batteries. If the battery is not completely toast you can "regenerate" it and continue to use it. Like all batteries that are recharged, each time you charge they comes back to "better" but not as "good as new."

I like mine, I like what it does and think it was a good investment. I would advise a charge tester for anyone using this as you can see which batteries have just outlived their usefulness. At some point it makes sense to dispose of and get some new ones.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

It Will Charge Alkalines! Aug 25, 2010 By T Zero
This does charge alkalines, it may take over night, but you will get a usable battery from an unusable one. It won't work miracles , like making a new battery from an old completely dead one. But if there's some charge left it can rejuvenate it, and more than once. That alone mean this thing has paid for itself. And it works fine on NNiCD & NiMH rechargeables as well. It does have it's limitations. You have to use the selector switch on top and charge what you've selected. You can't cross-charge a mixed batch. It won't recharge lithium batteries, watch batteries or N Cells. And recharged alkaline won't last as long as a fresh one. So I don't use them in smoke alarms or a car flashlight. but for my house flashlight and items that eat batteries, it works fine. But recharging does degrade the batteries, so stop recharging them if there's white powdery corrosion, But "Green" technology should save you Green, and this does!

8 of 9 found the following review helpful:

Alkaline recharger Dec 19, 2010 By Michael w. Barrett
This product works and works well. I am totally impressed with being able to salvage dead alkaline batteries. One thing the instructions should inform users of is that if the alkaline battery is totally dead it cannot be recharged. Taking batteries out of the device before it is totally dead will allow it to be recharged. I just went through a pile of used AA at work and found the really dead ones were rejected by the charger but the not totally dead were accepted and recharged. About 3 out of four accepted recharge and are like new now. Research some info on recharging alkaline batteries and this recharger will work great for you. I love it!

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