looking to by a charger. a universal one i thought (actually i was considering the symat intellicharger). but after reading the various input on blf i'm not sure that's going to happen.
u can charge ni bats on some li chargers but not the other way around
the review on the intellicharge cautioned small battery use
so is a hobby charger the best bet even if with the lack of fixtures to hold bats?
intelligcharge is the only user-friendly universal charger for round cells i know of. it may has some flaws (i dunno, you can read reviews) but it's cheap (dinodirect hehe). one big disad is that you cant really charge AAA-sized cells because of the high charge current.
I recently used my hobby charger very much and I can’t understand why people bother with anything else while you can charge your KingKong 26650 batteries at 2A or even more with a hobby charger. I have a Turnigy Accucell 6. I even use it to step charge 3-4 18650s at 1.5 Amps then top them up individually. I am planning to build a balance adapter for it and it should be as easy as a consumer charger.
I would buy that Sysmax charger but it was a daily deal and I had a meeting to attend. It had gone up twice when I came back.
I can't consume anything these days, even all of my batteries are chargeables. It's the difference I am talking about between pro and amateur chargers.
horses for courses. I have a Powerex charger for NiMHs and recently got an Xtar Wp2 Mk II for lithiums. I still need my Accucell for LiFePO4s, though. And it is the best solution for instant charging.
I just can't say no. I also have a Trustfire 2 bay charger that was a wise buy, a cheap 2 bay charger I use when I feel cheap and consumer :), another 4xNiMh charger that also has a discharge function, oh and a ML102 26650 compatible USB charger too. I kindda love them :) And yes, I still would get Sysmax if it went on a better deal again.