Yes it does, but IMO it’s a very low concentration. They have other versions that use other solvents, VC-4, VC-5, etc’. At least that’s what I got out of what I read. The amount used is also very small. Surely less than a drop per adapter; the amount of MEK is very tiny in that drop.
Thanks for the warning though. I have a history with MEK and respiratory problems. Many decades ago I used it literally by the gallon to clean extruders that ran at 300+°F - 400°. We’d pour it in one end and it would come out the other end. The MEK fumes were like a fog. As I wrote, I had respiratory problems from it. VC-3 is nothing at all like that. I couldn’t even smell it when the bottle was open.
For parallel cell configs like the Q8, it’s probably a good idea to use a single charger for all four cells in order to get the cells balanced. Different chargers have different termination voltages, and when you put the separately-charged cells into the Q8 they’ll immediately cross-charge each other to equalize any differences.
Even reasonably good chargers still have a margin of error, with some units stopping at 4.17V and others stopping at 4.24V. That’s usually fine for a single cell, but with four cells in parallel they really should match each other as closely as possible.
AI is fun, no? For simple text generation like that, a neural network is probably overkill… it’s easier to do that sort of thing with Markov chains. Things get really fun with more detailed simulations though, like tools to convert from line-drawings to photographic images. Here’s a fun online version to play with:
I thought about this one, but getting 2 of them with 2 cords plus the VC4 I already have is pretty messy. Cords will be everywhere! Lol.
2 of them probably is my best bet.I could charge
4 x 26650 at 2A plus
2 x 26350 and 1 or 2 Misc 18650 at 0.5A all at once!
Then when they are done I can do
4 x 18650 at 1A.
Same brand, same simple interface. Yeah, seems like the best choice. Thanks.
Given that I usually get at least a month out of a single 16340 cell, or several months from 1x18650, I probably won’t need to charge the Q8 more often than once per year. I really don’t mind charging the cells in a cheap Nitecore i4, even if it takes 8 hours, since it happens so rarely.
I suppose if you use it all night every night though, like a security guard, charging speed might be a lot more important.
Yep, I do night security work. Lots of lights, lots of cells, but luckily I can charge them all at once, just once a week.
BTW, the SV2 is practically half price at illumn. I’m not sure if they are a sponsor here so I won’t post a link, but I’m sure most folks can find it just fine.
I was kind of asking about that, but it’s been mentioned before that the Liitokala Lii-500 is a great choice. Simple and inexpensive. I was trying to make the question a bit harder looking for a similar power charger but holding 4 of the bigger 26650 cells.
Maybe in the future charger companies will realize they can increase sales, just by using a slightly larger housing to fit 4 big cells.
All 88 got it, they do 8 at a time, 1A to each, regardless of size (that is, if you select 1A, goes lower too and they do NiMH as well). I have 3 of em, if I can work em, anyone can!
I was looking at it and it does seem pretty complicated. One thing that made me pause was that the terminating voltage from the All 88 tended to vary from 4.14 volt to 4.19 volt (according to HKJ’s test). I don’t think it’s a big deal in the real world, but I wish it was a bit more consistent. Does it bother you any?
It would be a great choice for these guys who are buying 2 of the Q8’s. Charge all 8 cells at 1A at the same time.
