New Charger for Batteries

In 2003 I got my first rechargeable batteries and a charger. This charger had a plug in the back to put directly into a wall electrical socket. I forget how long it took to charge batteries when I first got it, but for the past 2 years I’ve used it regularly to charge the rechargeable batteries in my toothbrush and it took about 8 hours. I knew that charging was complete when the red light in front went out. It looked something like this one:

Recently that charger stopped working. The red light was out permanently and leaving batteries in it for 8 hours did not charge them. I got a new one. I couldn’t find a model similar to the old one, so I bought one of the current models. Things have changed in a quarter century. Electricity gets to this one through an adapter for USB plugged into a wall socket and the other end of the USB cable plugged into the charger. It can charge a single battery (the old one required a pair.) It has a display that shows how much charging has been completed and then shows it full with the word “finish” visible when complete. It takes 1 hour to charge. This was a very nice surprise. I wonder if it will last 23 years. I may not find out since I am currently 79, but I sure do like it. Here’s a picture: