26650 Batteries

My Xtar WP2 MkII charges my Keygos 26650s to 4.19v no problem.

Also, you need to mod the first post, the Keygos 26650s ARE protected, I can get pictures and post them if you want verification.

If it is 1 amp per bay it would be good, if it is 1 amp in total (0.5 amp a bay) it still would be a lot quicker to use the single bay charger i reviewed.

At lest it too has a common power cord easy for us Aussie's to swap out, same for the guys in Europe And it looks like it has a female plug on the side for 12 volt cigarette lighter.

King Kong Raised Top INR26650's: Total length 68.05mm, diameter 26.33mm. Battery is a tight fit in the ML-102 charger with just a mm or two to spare. Here are photos:

Subtract thickness of the plastic disc:

Distance between contacts with no pressure:

Distance between contacts spreading as far as I can by hand (notice it's not even spread to the length of the King Kong yet):

With a 2400 mAh Trustfire Flame (cradled in very nicely):

I don't see any reason that I can't file down the rolled edges of the charger to better accommodate this raised top King Kong. I can leave enough of the rolled edge to still firmly hold an 18650 (maybe file the edges down at the top and bottom to about the same level as the middle.

-Garry

First use of one of my ML102 chargers. Charged up my King Kong INR26650 and terminated at 4.19v measured with a cheap DMM. I then disconnected from the wall adaptor and plugged in my iPhone 3GS to see if it would start charging and it didn't at first. I removed the battery from the charger and placed it back in and it finally started charging.

Here's a photo showing my temporary solution to the raised top cell popping up out of the cradle (a rubber band):

-Garry

I was hoping for a less complicated solutionLaughing

Thanks for verifying, Bose - it was hard to tell from the pictures. You're word is just fine Cool, will update the OP

EDIT: And it is done.

I can confirm that as well, I got them from Cyberport888 with my M10 and they appear to have protection. I haven't tested it though.

Viktor

Just got a reply from Manafont, the double trustfire charger is 1 amp per bay..

wow, I wasn't expecting an answer like that. Excellent! I think I may put an order in for one for when I need two batteries ready at the same time.

Benckie, nice find as usual

It doesn't mention 14500... is it bad to charge 14500 with this charger?

taz, I think it's best to charge a 14500 at .5amp or lower. 1amp will reduce battery life.

I got the same reply earlier today, it would be a good buy to me if you needed a 26650 charger a big bonus would be it does not have a fixed power cord like some or an external power supply with a foreign country wall plug and maybe (looks like) if it takes cigarette lighter cord with a small male plug of the end as i have heaps of spares of both.

But i use my iCharger 106B+ with 240 volt and 12 volt plus for charging/discharging all my batteries, i plan to gift the charger i reviewed after a few more uses to make sure its OK to give to some body.

Just a heads up, my 4Sevens charger also charges the KingKong ICR26650E to 4.2v, just like the 4Seven brand cells.

Wouldn’t have seen any reason it would do that, lol.

True, but 4Sevens has a disclaimer on the site stating their charger is only designed to charge their 26650's correctly. That's the only reason I mention it.

Ah, ok. Willing to bet it’s to boost sales of their own 26650 batteries more than it is anything else.

Most company's say that like from laptop to car manufactures i take it with a pinch of salt

I love me some Lighthound! Some of the best guys in the biz with great prices and unsurpassed punctuality and customer service, and my #1 go to company for sure. But I've had lots of trouble with the 3.5aH 26650 IMRs they sell. Maybe it's a bad batch, or maybe the cells are fine and I'm just doing something wrong, but 3 of the last 5 I bought from them leaked. 1 leaked on the initial charge (other 2 didn't), then 1 leaked for no apparent reason after the second charge, and 1 leaking in transport before it even got to my house. Very strange.

Interesting indeed. I would expect higher / better from lighthound. Leaking/venting in transit does not sound good.

Curious, what charger are you using? Is it terminating at ~4.2V (as checked on a meter?)

It was a cheap Tenergy Li-ion/LiPo charger, that's why I say maybe it was my fault. Terminates at 4.2 +/- 1.5% with 1 cell though (see link below)

http://www.batteryjunction.com/unsmchforlib.html

I got it specifically to charge these 26650s because I didn't have any other charger that I felt comfortable using to charge them, and have had good experiences with Tenergy's NiMH 'smart' chargers. I charged the cells 1 at a time, 2 did just fine and 2 didn't.