is this a good charger?

i pulled the trigger prematurely and bought this and some fandyfire 18650's from dx. haven't received it yet, but i am thinking i should have just bought the xstar charger and 18650's. tell me the good, bad and ugly about the charger. think i am a guinea pig for the fandyfires though.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/dsd-18650-cr123a-charger-black-936

thanks,

monty

I have no experience with charger you linked, most likely a poor quality charger . I would look into the Trustfire tr-001. A lot of guys have very good things to say about this charger. I also had one for two years, it never overcharged, charged at 4.2v every time. It suddenly stopped working a few months ago. The good thing is you can charge a variety of cells including 16340's (RCR123A).

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-tr-001-multi-purpose-lithium-battery-charger-12594

This is my current charger: XTAR WP2 ll

Give the seller a reasonable offer . He took my offer for $15.99 shipped. Good deal if you live in the US.


*Note: Does not charge 16340 cells, you will need spacers.

It is good as charging bay for a hobby charger :-) I won't use it for charging 18650 or anything else, the internal electronic (if you can call it that) is pretty cheap and I would not rely on it. Spend a few more bucks and get a approved charger.