Out of the USB tester that you have and used are they accurate and staying accurate over time? Which one is your favorite (your opinion) and why? I like to get people opinion, pro and cons, its help me decide.
I have a USB charger for my phone and it say 5v 1.2 or 12 amp canāt see and I took a picture on a iphone and blew it up the picture still canāt tell. I called the phone manufacturer, they said 5v 2.1a , they must of print it backward on the USB charger.
@Venomā¦ā¦ Not a dimes worth of difference in the ones I have of the same class/type. I probably use the Xtar the most because it has a large display that is easy to read & covers the range I need it to.
Accuracy is good.
I just came back from Walmart in my city in my city and nothing. Iām going to try the Walmart in the the next town over and see what they have over the weekend.
I think when I called the guy didnāt bother looking. When I went there today the guy told me they never carried that brand, they just had a off brand and the other guy probably thought that was it. I think I also saw a Anker one to.
Venom, with each trip, your expenses may raise a good deal. You could have bought some inexpensive good looking unit on the first attempt, and could have won the craps shoot for just a little more. ;-)
Honestly, I even take my time looking for a quick online review about that bottle of wine at the supermarket. LoL!
@teacher I went to the other Walmart,they didnāt have them but there was a spot for them on the display. So I ask someone that work there and she said that they should be in on this or the next shipment.
While I was at Best Buy I pick up the Eneloop Power Pack. I ended up picking it up for about $24 for that kit.
The dates on the Eneloops are manufactured dates. If it came from the battery it will be in this format [ 16 04 ??? ] = (yearā¦ monthā¦ā¦ some letters)
What charger are you talking about? If it is the one that came with the Pack, as far as I know it gives no choice. They shouldnāt need charging, they come chargedā¦. but it wonāt hurt them if you do.
I usually charge my AAās at least at 1A (1000ma) every now and again I might do 1.5A (1500ma)
AAAās I usually do at 0.5A (500ma)
You will get 94 different opinions on this depending on who you ask. Those charge rates are well below the 1C threshold that Eneloope gives as MAX.
So far I have not ākilled oneā (knock on woodā¦. ā¦ ) and I have them dating back to 2006. So I must be doing something right.
@teacher It was in the same format like you mention 16 04 I donāt have the battery with me right now but Iāll double check when I grab them.
I was watching a YouTube video on the Xtar SV2 and the person put the battery in and it started charging at at 1 amp and he said that was to high and put it down to .25 amp AAA and .50 for AA. I was also watching a Lii500 video and got a little confused watching.
@Venom ā¦ Roger that Venom, the year comes first, then the month, & then some letters that are some kind or manufacturer code. :+1:
Like I told you, you can get as many answers as you ask people about how they charge their Eneloopsā¦ or any other battery for that matter. What the guy on the video should have said to be accurateā¦ā¦ that 1000ma was to high for HIMā¦ā¦ not the batteries.
Thank you my friend, a belated Happy Easter to you also.
@teacher Is a year after the manufacture date for a Eneloop someting/nothing?
If you have a 4 bay charger do you set it at 2 amp so you can get .50 in each bay? What does 1000ma mean? In post 116 you said 1C threshold what does that mean?
Typically, a 4 bay charger will let you set charging current individually for each slot. So if you set it to 2A, itāll be 2A for that slot.
1000 mA = 1A.
1C is charging current relative to battery capacity. For example, if you have a battery with 2400 mAh capacity, then charging it at 1C means charging it at 2.4A. And charging it at 0.5C would mean 1.2A.