Questions & Answers for Apple Battery Charger

No you can't. Some other brands of a similar size will work, eg Sanyo Eneloop 2000mAh work fine. Funny thing though, buying six Eneloop batteries will cost almost the same as buying another charger with six batteries from Apple!

• Answered by Shaun J from Belmont North
• Feb 5, 2013
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The charger detects when the batteries are full and stops.
The maximum charge time is 4.5hours if the batteries are empty.
If the two batteries are at different charge levels when they are inserted, each battery is finished separately. The indicator will indicate done when both batteries are finished.

• Answered by Joseph J from Chandler
• Jul 29, 2010
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Yes, providing you are using the correct adapter for the country you are in. For example, the UK is 230/240V and uses the UK 3 pin plug. My Apple battery charger works fine.

• Answered by Adam H
• Oct 5, 2010
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Based on the product page, yes, you should be able to:
"Thanks to an intelligent power management system, the Apple Battery Charger uses less power once your batteries are fully charged, making it one of the most energy-efficient rechargeable battery solutions ever."
However, for maximum life, you should not leave the batteries plugged in all the time.

• Answered by Stephen W from Tinton Falls
• Jul 29, 2010
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Contrary to the 'best' answer, i purchased two AAA to AA adapters and some Sanyo eneloop NI-MH AAAs and no dice, the orange light flashes meaning that it will not charge them. I triple checked that they were inserted properly and that both the batteries and the adapters work.
I'd suggest then that you assume it will not charge AAAs even with an adapter.

• Answered by Michael S from Montreal
• Oct 20, 2011
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1900mAh

• Answered by Shaun J from Belmont North
• Feb 5, 2013
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Yes, these can be used in any Apple product that requires double-A batteries. That is their intended use.

• Answered by Justin R from Elkridge
• Jul 28, 2010
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I have a Mighty Mouse (not a Magic Mouse). Even with fully-charged NiMH batteries, the charge percentage never shows more than about 70-75%. Same with the wireless keyboard.

The battery charge display is calibrated for alkaline batteries, not NiMH. Alkaline batteries start at 1.5V and the voltage drops relatively quickly as they discharge. NiMH batteries start at 1.2V, and the voltage stays pretty constant until they are nearly discharged. Software that's calibrated to show the remaining charge in an alkaline battery won't show the charge accurately for NiMH batteries. Any brand of battery will behave this way. It doesn't indicate a problem with the batteries; they are just different than alkaline.

Maybe Apple will update the software so it can show the charge more accurately for NiMH batteries.

• Answered by Robert D from Nashua
• Aug 4, 2010
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They don't fit! Its AA size.

• Answered by Thomas M from Redmond
• Dec 11, 2012
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