I am guessing it will only be able to charge 2 X 26650? Is that correct?Would they be the outside bays only?
Not being able to charge 4 X 26650 is a disappointment .My Folomov A4 could but Two of them had Display failures after just 6 months.
Vapcell S4 Plus can only fit 2x 26650s on the outer bays (bay 1 & bay 4).
Some chargers that can fit 4x 26650:
Liitokala Lii-600
SkyRC MC3000 (can fit 2x 32650 on the 2 outside bays)
Xtar VP4 Dragon (can fit 4x 32650 or 4x “D”-size batteries) = this is the widest 4-bay charger I’ve seen yet.
In post # 45 Tatasol Confirms it can take 4 X 21700? Is this true? HKJ sent.me pictures disputing this.Maybe that was version 1?
I can deal without 4 X 26650.If it can not do 4 X 21700 this is a No go.
It is shame my version 2 of Folomov A4 had 2 failures due to Display completely malfunctioning.That version 2 could accommodate 4 X 26650 and 4 X 21700.
Again these questions are for Updated version 2.
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I do not think there is a charger that exists can do the following: Especially be able to be purchased in USA.
Accomodate 4 X 26650 and 4 X 21700.
Must be able to do at Least 4 X 2Amp in each slot and preferably 2 X 3A in 1 and 4 slots.
Be able to see ALL info in 4 slots at once.
The only one I know is Folimov A4 and its version 2 has Too many issues primarily the Display Completely failing in Two.of them in less than 6 months.
I think the Mi boxer can do it but can not be bought in USA and is shipped from China by Amazon…no thanks.
EDIT- The SkyRc MC3000 may be able to do that. It’s way too expensive and I don’t need another analyzer. Not sure if you can read all four displays at once. Even so, I wouldn’t want it for $100. I want a simple charger like the Folomov A4…but it has to be relaible and not fail like 2 of the 4 I got.
Final conclusion…there is not one that will meet my requirements other than A4 which I will not get again because of issues already mentioned.
Mi boxer can do 4 x 26650. But I think they are out of business.
I forgot about the Miboxer C4-12 v2, which can also do 4x 26650 and 4x protected 21700, can charge 4x 3Amps.
They seem to still be in business…
To: Cochise334ever, the Vapcell S4 Plus can accommodate 4x protected 21700 at the same time.
Ok….Thanks.
Not sure why HKJ sent me 2 pics. One showing it can only hold 2 X 26650 and the other showing 2 x 18650 and 2 x 21700.Assuming it could not hold 4…because that was my question?
Only thing I can think of is that is version 1.
The dealer opens up in 20 minutes! Seems like I got my answers before they can tell me!
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Just got it.It can charge 3 X 26650 which is good enough.That is how many I charge after using my NI40…EACH cell lasts about 15 min.I bring a total of 3 including the one in the light.
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The only negative I see so far is that stupid buzzer when the batteries are done. 100% and a battery icon when the grid is solid is enough for me. Especially in the summertime when I charge them while I’m sleeping. Or let’s say try to sleep. I am of millions of Americans who don’t sleep much 4 to 5 hours a night that’s it. I don’t need that stupid buzzer waking me up. I guess that means no charging overnight.
Now I am waiting for members to say…Do not charge unattended! I am attending in a state of meditation !
It charged my 3 X P42A to 4.19V…good enough.
Buzzer is indeed annoying at night.
My only other gripe that was not listed in previous posts is that it wont revive an over discharged NiMH. I really like using this for AA Eneloops since it has the 1A charge rate and better termination than my Miboxer (for NiMH) which seems to stop early.
This charger has always had very high potential but seemingly everyone’s use finds a pretty big con with it despite the nice amount of overall features.
I think alot of notice imperfections or defects…I know I do.Here is another one.
Especially when there are three or four batteries it’s difficult to get them out. I probably had 10 different Chargers in my life. Only Fenix gets it right as far as removing the batteries. They have an indent at the positive end where our index finger fits and easily gets the batteries out.
Fenix ARE-C2 is the only charger that I have that has used this technology so to speak.
For this S4 Plus I have used my fingernail and I don’t want to ruin the wrapper, or a little piece of wood, popsicle stick at the positive end to get it loose and then pulled out. I guess another way is at the negative and where the spring is to pull back on that. I haven’t tried that yet.
Has anybody opened this one ? Buzzer is a big no no for me, if it’s easy to open (i.e. not welded like many plastic cases like this) then it’s not really a problem to remove the buzzer.
Or you could lay a piece of ribbon between the batteries and case so you have a little pull/lift tab. I’ve not done it but it would be similar to what is included with many multi cell electronics.
I understand the concept. But how is that supposed to work if you have 4 batteries in there and one piece of ribbon when you pull on it you might disturb the other ones. So I’m not going to cut a little piece of ribbon for each one!
I will manage like I do with the other ones. It’s just a pain in the you-know-what.
After using PD18w charging for powerbanks etc or QC3.1 charging it’s totally sucks when the specs of most 4 slot chargers are 4x 500mA. It just takes too long, I want at least 2A per slot preferably 3A. I don’t want to wait 3 or 4 hours to charge an 18650 it’s just not necessary with today’s tech. I have a Nitecore USM4 which is decent buy could be better, components are low grade, voltage readouts are not accurate. I want to upgrade but haven’t found the perfect charger yet.
Personally I don’t think charging li-ion batteries whilst you are asleep is a good idea anyway.
That’s okay. Like I said in my post I know someone’s going to say something about it. I have been doing it for 10 years with no issues. Only in the summer cuz I’m out later cuz it gets dark later.
EDIT. I will try to be succinct. I never sleep more than two hours without waking up. Happens to a lot of men over 50. I wake up four or five times during the night. So when I go to bed and I wake up an hour and a half two hours later batteries are done. Turn it off. That’s my story. Besides that sleep disorder. I am a Very light sleeper.
Good that the 26650 batteries you used allow charging in the middle slot with the 2 outer slots occupied.
I didn’t mention that possibility, because the 3rd 26650 battery in the Vapcell S4 Plus, may or may not be chargeable, depending on what kind of “top” design is the 26650 batteries. Some 26650 batteries with different top design will not make proper contact when sitted (improperly) in the middle slot of the Vapcell S4 Plus, but some 26650 will.
Also, physically there is no difference for Vapcell S4 Plus (initial batch) versus Vapcell S4 Plus (revised batch) - only some of the charger’s behavior has been tweaked a bit.
Yes, you are right. I have had some 26650 that would not make contact. I have magnets for that and now they will work. Although the high drains I’m using now make good contact with the positive end of the S4 Plus, I’ve had Chargers where I did have to use my magnets. Sometimes it’s a combination of the type of positive end on the battery and the positive end on the charger.
Thank God for my Opus.
This charger is useless to me for discharge test.It specifies that slot #1 and #4 can Only diacharge at 1 amp.Thats bad enough.Mine will Not do that. Two times I had to put my VTC5A and 30Q in. Both times I set at 1000mAh discharge rate. Once it started to disharge Both batteries we’re only discharging at 500 milliamps.
EDIT:I tried 5 times with an array of batts. VTC5A,30Q,P26A and Vapcell G53.Everytime it could ONLY Discharge either slot 1 or 4 at 1000mAh.The other was always at 500mAh.I am taking it back tomorrow