Am I the only one that thinks it is easier to just get NiHm battery's that take like 5min to charge. I am actually glad Nintendo went the way they did concening battery's as I never have to think about charging and just change batterys when old ones are dead.

I use rechargeable Energizers.  They last forever and recharge in a couple of hours.  The charger is really small; I just leave it plugged into an inconspicuous outlet.

You still have the wrist straps on??

Yea. I find them handy most of the time.
Also, I don't want my TV getting destroyed by an errant Boom Blox throw.

I pretty much do what Jonny does, rechargable energizers considering that I use them on my Wii remotes, balance board, 360 controller, wireless keyboard and digital camera I think rechargable AAs are much much better than proprietary battery packs that are generally over priced.

I had this charge station for 3 months or so before the charge became flakey. It will charge intermittently; I place the Wiimote onto the unit and the light will indicate it needs a charge--but I walk away and the light turns green indicating it is fully charged (after playing with the Wiimote for hours???) Or, no matter how hard I try, I can't get the contacts to contact, and it won't light up at all.

Very flakey, I've switched to simply using Energizer rechargeables with a spare set always charged and on-hand. They last for hours of play and stand-by time for weeks if nobody has played. I would be willing to try another charge station, but one that has a better contact with the Wiimote and does NOT let the strap get in the way, I found that to be a PITA!

I have one of these charge stations, and like it mainly because it gives me a nice place to stash my WiiMotes.  Gets them out of the way.

yeah me too. What does it mean you put a battery in the charger and they little light blinks. When not charging the light is off, when charging its on. So no clue what it means when it blinks.

I have the same problem.  I've also noticed that sometimes, even if it's been charging all night and the light is green, I can turn on the Wii and bring up the home menu and it will show the battery as only being like half full.  I'm not sure how accurate that indicator is either, though.

Even so, since I started using this charge station I've never had to think about the Wiimote batteries while I was playing.  I just keep the remotes in the charger when I'm not playing and I always have enough charge.  The only annoyance is making sure that the contacts connect properly, but that's still a lot less annoying than having to keep opening up the remotes and taking the batteries out.

I've never seen that.  Try searching online or contacting Energizer.

This seems like a pretty big problem.  If you can't use your remote in the Wii Zapper, Wii Wheel or Guitar Hero instruments I think it's a pretty horrible design choice.

It actually fits into my Wii wheel just fine.  I don't have any other similar peripherals so I can't comment on them.  Also, the battery fits in really snugly so you can take the battery cover off if you really have to without worrying about it falling out or having any exposed electrical contacts (besides the 4 that are always there).

That makes sense, if I had that game I'd probably throw them back on.  For some odd reason though, most of my Wii games don't use much motion...kinda strange I guess.

As for the station, I bought this product a year ago, and definitely feel I got my money's worth.  No issues yet, and its a slick way to store the wiimotes.

It fits into the GH3 guitar fine too.

My remotes fit into the Wii Wheel just fine too.

I never thought about that.
That actually would probably solve any potential problems with the grips.