alright, fwliw. Ya take yer alkalines, ya test em. They test dead. Ya put em in ya 16hr charger, ya plug it into a timer set to repeat 1hr on 30m off, and ya let it charge. Often they work fine, often they don'. As is very well known, expect to see >1.55v for a bit.
If you don't understand, there is no need to respond. Trust me on that.
NT