The making of the BLF UC4 charger: the start of a new venture, INTEREST LIST, UPDATE 7 (Well, ramping stopped :/ )

Looks like i forgot to say…. Interested in 1! Thank you!

Interested in one please

Interested in one, thanks.

Get well soon BlueSwordM......

Interested in one, thanks.

Interested in 1 , Thank You

Get well soon and I will take one.

By the way why do I need the power supply?

Interested

Put me down for 2

Interested especially if Mooch approves…

I’m not sure about Mooch, but HKJ is on the list to receive a unit, and that’s good enough for me.
(I hear good things about Mooch, I just don’t know if he’s getting one.)

No offense to HKJ, but have really appreciated what mooch has done for the vaping community. And I assumed he was since the first post referenced:

People that will be testing and reviewing the charger:

-HKJ
-Mooch (Confirmed)
-BlueSwordM (Confirmed)
-Maybe Lexel

Honestly, I’m comfortable with any of the above reviewers who’ve done a lot for the community. Have a good one!

Ah! I haven’t checked the first post in a while.

In for one or two.

Mooch is legendary with batteries, does he also dabble with chargers?

interested

Is it too late to rethink the whole concept of what would make the ultimate cheap charger/analyzer?

For me the basic operation should be simple plug it in and it will do the right thing. Mostly it would be preset for 1 battery type. A paper label would suffice to indicate how it is currently configured.

I wouldn’t need lots of buttons, a display and an infinitely complex menu tree to navigate. The only status I really need is an indicator per slot that says: no battery, working, done or failed and an audible alarm to indicate there is a condition that needs my attention. If I want to see more details or change the programming to have it do something different I have a PC with USB. How much does eliminating the display contribute to reducing the base cost?

For discharging, the standard is to dissipate the energy as heat internally. This then requires more heat sink, fans and limits the discharge rate. would it be feasible to push the energy back to the primary source or schedule charging and discharging so that the energy is recycled? What is the costs offset between bi-directional charge controllers and the extra heat sink/cooling requirements? Can the dangers of blowing up the power source be mitigated?

I’d be in for one, thanks.

If the screen is removed, (the display) delete me from the list.
Fortunately your suggestions will not be accepted.

In for one.