Review: SysMax/NiteCore Intellicharger i4 V2 Charger

thanks HKJ,I've been looking for a 4 bay 18650 charger and this seems to fit the bill.Great review,based on this I will definitely get one,at this price point it can't be beat.

Awesome review, seems to be as good as the Xtar WPII but with 4 bays.

Sweet review, HKJ!

This charger looks like a real winner. ;)

Thanks for such detailed reviews. Just placed an order to HK Equipment. No more from DD even price down!

Thanks for another great review. Thank you for doing this for us. I am not sure if I missed it or not, but did you by any chance test the 18650's with a DMM upon completion of the charge? It looks as if they terminated at or around 4.22v?

The logging is with a high precision DMM and yes it terminated at a bit above 4.2 volt, is is between 4.212 and 4.215. This value will vary between individual copies of the charger.

As usual, outstanding explanation of features, benefits and performance. As for the charger itself . . .

mehFoy

Thanks for the excellent review HKJ!

Looking forward to a group buy

I've seen enough positive reports (thanks to HKJ, selfbuilt and scaru) and have ordered this charger. To this point I've been using the unimpresssive wf139 which terminates voltage between 4.12-4.15 (and basically stopped working a couple of weeks ago).

I think $25 is a really good deal for a solid 4 bay charger. I also ordered my 1st 3100 mah 18650 battery (eagletac) as I've been using 2400 mah batteries for over a year. I'm excited to get the additional runtime in my favorite single cell light.

The logging is with a high precision DMM and yes it terminated at a bit above 4.2 volt, is is between 2.212 and 4.215. This value will vary between individual copies of the charger.

Thank you.

Ordered one also. Thanks again.

Awesome review HKJ!

I can't wait to hear from the members who bought one because I'm very interested in this charger.

Awesome review HKJ, thanks!
Would you say this is the best universal Li-Ni battery charger out there for the money?

I have only tested the i4 V1 and V2, no other universal chargers, this makes it impossible to say if it is the best.

But it is good value for the money.

The one major downside of these units is the stiffness of the spring negative arm. I've done finger nails trying to get these apart and get a battery in. I've heard some 18650s are coming out with a foil like bottom instead of a metal plate. I'd steer these away from the i4. They could, if your not careful, wreak the foil.

:D

Group Purchase, I am in.

So can someone clearly explain what it going on with charge currents and slots? Lithium-Ion for example (although it seems nearly identical for NiMh except for voltage). Seems from the graph that it's charging at 750mA (until end of charge - just ignore the end for my explanation). Is this 750mA per each of 4 slots? In other words with all 4 slots loaded each cell gets 750mA charge rate? Or (as it sounds to me) that 750mA gets split in half and divided between the channels (channel 1 being slots 1&3 and channel 2 being slots 2&4 - so with 4 cells loaded, they'd each be charging at 375mA? So if I'd want to charge two cells at 750mA I'd have to load a cell into slot 1 (channel 1) and then use slot 2 or 4 so I have the second cell on channel 2? If I'd load 3 cells in using slots 1,2,&3 than the cells in slots 1&3 will charge at 375mA and the cell in slot 2 will charge at 750mA? Am I correct in my understanding?

This does sound like a nice universal charger. I only wish the charge rate were higher for 26650 cells.

-Garry

The green text is basically correct. Basically because the current is still 750mA, but only half the time, with LiIon this makes the charge time slightly longer, compared to a real 375 mA charger.

It is not the fastest charger around, if you look at the text under the chart with 4 batteries, it says 11 hours.

How much is the group purchase for??????

This charger will fully charge my 16340's, 14500's and 18650's quickly to 4.22v

I like to use this versus a hobby charger, its just quick and easy.