On Feb 27, 2:43*am, "Jake" wrote:
I saw an advert for a battery charger that claims to charge ordinary
batteries - primary cells. The specific ones shown in the ad were Duracells.
Are these chargers any good, or are they a waste of money?

Compared to what? Compared to NiMH, they're not a good choice.

I used to recharge alkaline D cells years ago (commuting bike lights)
and it was a great improvement on what else was available at the time.
However NiMH have got so much cheaper since that there's no longer any
advantage to it.

Use a good intelligent charger though: Aldi, £13