There are really a whole bunch of chargers. What sets the Lii-100 apart from the rest is the occasional stupid low price with code. The display will simply increase cost, so I cannot imagine this charger being as cheap as the original, so it looses its primary advantage.
I really love a voltage display, but to me this is initially of interest if I charge multiple cells at once from one light to check if the cells have discharged evenly. So for a single cell this is of no interest.
Nevertheless, it is a good looking charger, and it still is cheap. Certainly will keep an eye on this one nevertheless. :sunglasses:
My 100B (the one without power bank function) actually does not overcharge cells like the 100 does. I wonder if it’s the power bank circuitry that’s to blame somehow. Maybe this S1 will not overcharge because it has no power bank function?
The display features indicators for lithium chemistries: this is termination voltage adjustment. There's no charging parameter or algorithm ambiguity for Ni-MH thence no need for an indicator.
The powerbank function may be a bit tricky with the rail and contact resistances getting in the way.
Sure it looks nice, but what’s the use of it?
I just put my cells in a charger and that’s it. I’m not going to watch the numbers on the charger for several hours.
What I would like is time remaining until 100%
The maximum cut-off voltage of each charging rail can be directly read over it when the charger is in CV mode, which is easily caused on purpose by attaching some high resistance in series with a cell like alligator clamps with magnets. Actual maximum resting voltage will be somewhat below this value depending on termination current and rail to cell total resistance.