Review request for HKJ [Chargers]

Batteries and Chargers Chargers
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I see you are linking to http://www.liito-kala.com/. That's not the only LiitoKala website, though. Check out http://liitokala.com.cn/, I remember this other site was up and running long ago, when Henrik reviewed the original PLB OEM wrapped INR26650-50A cells.

Aaaah! Crazy China. This people needs to see the light, they're legally and culturally outdated. They need to awaken, they need to discern between good and evil. Its crazy what they do in many aspects. North Korea too, by the way.

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Hi HKJ!
Do you plan to test the new Liitokola Li600?
Would be interested to know how ist performs. The specs looks very promising.

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Not at the current time, but maybe later.

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:frowning:
I will wait for a review before ordering.
Thx anyway.

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Looking forward for your review Liitokala Li600 review HKJ :wink:

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Hi HKJ, are there any new information/plans on your review of the Liitokala Lii600?

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HKJ, have you ever reviewed any of these budget wall charger brands? (even if not exact model, would be good to know if any are sketchy or good brands in general)

- Elecife

- Choetech

- Ugreen - i think this one is generally a good brand and have seen some reviews of other models from them by you that said they were OK/Good (but not great)

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Some of them: yes.
Check this list: https://lygte-info.dk/info/ChargerIndex%20UK.html

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hiii HKJ, any updates on Lii-S6 ?

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Please if someday you want, review the Lii-600

Thanks in advance!

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Hello HKJ,
really appreciate all the reviews you do on batteries (especially NiMH) and chargers, they’re great and really thorough!

I’d like to propose the IKEA STENKOL charger for review.
From description it appears to have two current sources (8hrs for 4 batteries, 4hrs for 2) and each slot is terminated individually.
Its main termination method seems to be 0dV/dt, with -dV/dt, temperature and timer for backup termination.
Also it claims to terminate on a full charge, so they may have left out trickle charge, which would be good for LSD cells as you know.
Another feature it claims to have is “rejection of defective cells”, which could mean minimum battery voltage or maximum internal resistance.
Especially internal resistance limit would be interesting to test since this would limit how often the laddas they sell can be recharged. This data could be guesstimated from AAcycler’s data.

I think for such a cheap and easy to use charger, it’s fairly interesting even for us who care about our NiMH cells, so it might be worth a review!

Kind regards,
def_nvar

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Suggestion for review (thank you very much in advance):

Astrolux VC04

https://www.banggood.com/Astrolux-VC04-Micro-Type-C-2A-Quick-Charge-Li-ion-Ni-MH-Battery-Charger-Current-Optional-USB-Charger-For-18650-26650-21700-AA-AAA-Battery-p-1752461.html

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/63856

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Here’s the fixed link:
banggood.com/Astrolux-VC04-Micro-Type-C-2A-Quick-Charge-Li-ion-Ni-MH-Battery-Charger-Current-Optional-USB-Charger-For-18650-26650-21700-AA-AAA-Battery-p-1752461.html

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[S\$280.78 30% OFF]NOKOSER TC-X-Pro Smart Battery Charger 6-Slot Auto-Polarity Detect for 26650 21700 18650 14500 20700 16340 A AA AAA Flashlight from Lights & Lighting on banggood
https://banggood.app.link/UeLzRz4aGib

New charger. Seems cool but the price is crazy

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Look to be the same as
https://www.amazon.com/EBL-Universal-Discharge-Functions-Rechargeable/dp/B09B9HFXJ7

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I’d like to suggest the LiitoKala Lii-S8 for a review:
banggood.com/LiitoKala-Lii-S8-8-Slots-LCD-Display-9V-Quick-Charger-Smart-Battery-Charger-for-Li-ion-LiFePO4-Ni-MH-Ni-Cd-9V-21700-20700-26650-18650-RCR123-18700-p-1780562.html

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I’ve urged Olight (on their FB thread) to send one of these to HJK:

It’s a magnetic charger for their proprietary batteries that have both + and - contacts on the same end

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same as EBL TC-X Pro Amazon.com for $119
Or Epoch X4 Touch on sale right now for $89 at Epoch X4 Touch - LCD Touch Screen 4 Bay Battery Charger?

negatives

  • resistance testing requires a set of USB probes and is not a part of determining the charge processing. So it will charge cells with high resistance and not not reject them, and it will also not check them for temp directly. which is pretty much a recipe for a fire.
  • will not do protected 21700 as max is 73mm (need 75 or more) so even some protected 18650 might be tight in it.

positives

  • the main positive about it seems to be the touchscreen which is the most likely part to fail in use. From the manual it seems like a lot of clicking on the screen to get things going or to check on the various slots since it does not rotate from cell to cell when charging. so like the maha 9000 amount of screen pushing
  • it does have pc connect but I have that on my skyrc and have bothered to connect up only once.

no idea who the OEM is, if it is EBL or someone else. not from one of the major charger companies (skyrc, xtar, nitecore,vapcell, efest) so i’d be concerned of their learning curve.

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So not a charger but something that could make a charger more effective. Here’s an article about an active cable that acts as a PD bridge of some sort and seems to be able to take a PPS capable power brick and find a better protocol match than a dumb cable with a device to be charged when the two are not from the same manufacturer.

Thoughts?

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It is hiding the phones preferred charging selection and would likely result in damage to the phone