Review: Charger Soshine SC-S7 UK

[ri_chevy]

Welcome!

[rafaelroxalot]

many thanks man, i hope i get to know best about batteries and chargers

[HKJ]

@rafaelroxalot

hello HKJ, i saw that you make a lot of good reviews, and i´m new here, i don´t know much about the graphics that you showed here, but how about this charger, it´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 functions… i don´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 price… and functions… i will have problems with it? many thanks, sorry for my ignorance about batteries and chargers…

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.

[rafaelroxalot]

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

[ri_chevy]

You need to look at the Nitecore/Jetbeam Intellicharger I4 Version 2 type charger. The 4 Bay Version.

Here is a review from HKJ:
I2
http://lygte-info.dk/review/Review%20Charger%20SysMax%20i2%20UK.html
I4
http://lygte-info.dk/review/Review%20Charger%20SysMax%20i4%20V2%20UK.html

[rafaelroxalot]

Nitecore Intellicharger Version 2 will be better than this one?

this one is the version 2? http://www.fasttech.com/products/1119500

[garrybunk]

Watch out. That Intellicharger isn't recommended for use with AAA's! Overheats them. Search BLF and read up on that.

-Garry

[wshyang]

Hi all,

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 “FAILED” message on this charger. Does anyone know how the charger determines if a battery has failed?

[wshyang]

@fran82

HKJ, I have a question for you…

I dont know if you have tried, but…

You said that it needs 1A no matter you use USB or 12v.

What happens if you connect the charger to a USB port or a USB power supply capable only of delivering 500mA??

It will not charge? It will charge, but at 500mA? It will give error message?

Thanks!

PS: veeery good review. Thanks for sharing

I’ve been using mine using a USB charger that is capable of supplying 1.3A (because I didn’t 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.

Almost 10 hours for a 2000mah battery.

Only use USB if you have a really good reason!

[fran82]

Thanks wshyhang!

[Chidwack2]

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.

[radiancez567]

I have got some 15270, CR2 from FastTech and realise that none of my chargers fit!

Would this charger be able to charge those CR2?

The batteries have a warning label on other side saying, “The voltage of full charge and empty condition is 3.6V and 2.0V respectively”.

[HKJ]

@radiancez567

I have got some 15270, “CR2”:https://www.fasttech.com/products/1118300 from FastTech and realise that none of my chargers fit! Would this charger be able to charge those CR2? The batteries have a warning label on other side saying, “The voltage of full charge and empty condition is 3.6V and 2.0V respectively”.

No, the charger must be marked 3.0 or 3.2 volt.

[radiancez567]

@HKJ

@radiancez567

I have got some 15270, CR2 from FastTech and realise that none of my chargers fit! Would this charger be able to charge those CR2? The batteries have a warning label on other side saying, “The voltage of full charge and empty condition is 3.6V and 2.0V respectively”.

No, the charger must be marked 3.0 or 3.2 volt.

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?

[HKJ]

@radiancez567

Which charger would you look at if you are charging CR2?

That depends on the chemistry of the cell, I believe yours are LiFePO4 and I do not know a good charger for that.

For LiCoO2 I would look for a CottonPickers charger or modify a TP4056 module.

@radiancez567

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?

I do not know much about the TR-001 (I will probably know more in a couple of weeks).

My guess is that it will work fine, but the charge current is probably to high and might increase the wear on the cell.

[radiancez567]

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 don’t know much how to really interpret the diagrams) of chargers, batteries and also flashlights. Amazed by your extensive collection of batteries, and small flashlights

[fullfine]

thanks HKJ, the Soshine SC-S7 is good charger,

[spaceboy]

Can it do 26650 and 18650?

[HKJ]

@spaceboy

Can it do 26650 and 18650?

If you read the review that starts this thread, there is a table with the answers:

[fullfine]

@spaceboy

Can it do 26650 and 18650?

the SC-S7 can’t charge the 26650, the i4 and i2 can charge 26650 and 18650.