just get what i got, a sky rc charger, and charge em at 3 amps x4
can do 8 cells in hour and a half or so :+1:
lifes too short for slow arse chargers i say
What does the sky rc charger cost (what model are you talking about) and how can it charge 8 cells if it’s 3A x 4?
The Gyrfalcon All-88 does 1A x 8 and runs about $58.
The Liitokala lii-500 does 1A x 4 and costs $25. So you can get 2 for $50.
The Miboxer C4-12 can do 3A x 4 and was on sale for $32. You can get 2 for $65 and charge at 1A, 1.5A, 2A, 2.5A or 3A each, whichever is safest for your particular cells.
Miboxer is planning on a C8 version which might be cheaper than $65 (price not known yet), but it is still a ways out.
So there’s lots of options, you just need to decide if 1 big charger or 2 smaller chargers best fit your needs.
Your right, the cells should be matched and married. Just keep in mind that Kingjohn said that if they were no longer needed in the GT they could be used elsewhere.
I read it as if he had 8 matched and married cells, then decided it was too heavy and he didn’t need the extra run time so he kept 4 cells in the GT and then split up the other 4 to use in different lights. That is perfectly fine.
That is exactly why we dropped the ramp max down to 2A. Going from ramp max to turbo is hardly even noticeable when you see it happen.
No need to go below 2A, that is a good output for the xhp35 before it really starts to drop in efficiency. Turbo is for people that want every last bit out of the light. I would not use it long term, while the LED handles it fine it sure doesn’t do it any favors and it figures that it will wear out faster. Better to just use the ramp max.
Wow, I just noticed that this GB has over 1200 people on the list! I was hoping to crack 1000 when I started on this project, glad to see I didn’t overestimate the desire for such a halo light.
I ‘Ctrl-F’-ed on the first page of this thread, and I didn’t find my name. Can I please be added for one? I had originally put my name down back in post #6451, and I wonder if I was accidentally missed.
Thanks to everyone involved in making this light happen - making something this great takes a lot of time and effort, and I appreciate it!
I agree 2A is the sweet spot.
Only downside, if you don’t want to use 2.5A, would be loosing the 2 clicks to max, no biggie.
Upside is when a xhp35.2 or other new led, that likes a bit more current comes out, one could just swap out the mcpcb and have the extra current with turbo, without having to mod the driver.