I ordered one using a nice discount, as it has some obvious advantages over my aging Xtar VC4 and it was not a big investment. I would prefer if Liitokala had kept the 300mA charging current option of the previous model, but it is not a big problem for me, with my smallest capacity cells being 16340’s and AAA’s. I will probably use my Xtar SV2 Rocket charger, with its 250mA charging current option, to charge my 16340’s, but I don’t see any major cell-life shortening consequences from using the 500mA in this charger on those cells (still less than 0.8C).
As for charging NiMH cells, I do worry somewhat about the voltage monitoring charge termination method employed, as in other chargers that can lead to cells not being charged to their full capacity - but I will try them in the 500S and see how it works. I hope the engineers at Liitokala have developed firmware for this charger that can do a decent job of filling NiMH cells to capacity.
Guys, we are waiting for your reviews! It is a pity that I do not see support HiLV (4.35) and LiFePO4… Why does the Liitokala chargers in the engineering line (Lii500, Lii-400) not add support for these cells, аnd in the line of cheap chargers (Lii 402, Lii202) there is support. Strange logic.
Looking forward to receiving mine, my only concern is that i have an original too and dont like that they changed the polarity. I mean I never liked how you put the cells in backwards on the original but stick with it now! Probably gonna mark them with red/green paint or something.
Yep, me too. Not sure if you noticed Fred, but it was a Pre-Order. Fulfillment is supposed to be by 18 June. Ward supplied me with that info. I think June told him.