hello HKJ, i saw that you make a lot of good reviews, and iĀ“m new here, i donĀ“t know much about the graphics that you showed here, but how about this charger, itĀ“s dangerous to charge 18650 cells? can explode the batteries? cause this charge can handle all kind of batteries and has a good price, has many functionsā¦ i donĀ“t have any charge at the moment, i bought one like this http://dx.com/p/universal-ac-charger-for-aa-aaa-6f22-18650-battery-ac-100-240v-eu-plug-47499, but my light is always showing green when i try to charge the batteries. have you tried that?
this one from soshine has a good priceā¦ and functionsā¦ i will have problems with it?
many thanks, sorry for my ignorance about batteries and chargersā¦
Generally even the worst LiIon chargers does not make batteries explode, but they might reduce the lifetime of the batteries and they might also be dangerous to touch.
If you need a cheap charger I would suggest the ML-102, it is usb powered.
so this soshine charger sc-s7 is not good to use AA , AA and 18650 batteries? cause i need to charge these 3 batteries
this sc-s7 if i get the batteries out after charged i will not have problems?
thanks
I got a couple of these chargers with the hope that they can help me weed out some of the bad batteries as they come, and so far some of them has indeed triggered the āFAILEDā message on this charger. Does anyone know how the charger determines if a battery has failed?
Iāve been using mine using a USB charger that is capable of supplying 1.3A (because I didnāt like the ripples that come after end of charge when you use the 12V power supply) and it takes seriously long to charge up a cell.
It is my understanding that the intelicharger is safe and does charge AAA batteries, but you have to charge 2 or 4 of them at once to reduce the charge imput to a safe level for AAA batteries. Says so in the instructions. Or charge them along with other batteries in the charger. You will need a battery in #1 and# 3 or # 2 and #4, or one battery in all 4 slots if charging AAA batteries. I have charged some with no problems that I can tell. I am happy with my Intelicharger so far.
Thanks HKJ for your very fast response! :bigsmile: Two quick questions (sorry for hijacking the thread). Which charger would you look at if you are charging CR2? Also I have the TR-001 and planning to charge those CR2 using magnet spacers in TR-001 at the 3.0V option, would you recommend it?
Thanks very much for your professional advice once again. Probably would try it.
By the way just a compliment. I really enjoyed your reviews (though I donāt know much how to really interpret the diagrams) of chargers, batteries and also flashlights. Amazed by your extensive collection of batteries, and small flashlights