Yes. One skull can be used in 120VAC country with only a minor risk.
For multiport chargers the total current is the amount of current that can be drawn from all ports together. For single port chargers it will be the same as the port current.
I decided to try that charger our and ordered it some time ago - planning to use it with that chunky PSU, which came originaly with my wifes Samsung S6
Its definately Samsung original, but that 5.3v bothers me a bit
HKJ, how do I know the “port current” of my phone chargers? I got some and they would fit nicely but are some ratings:
Xiaomi ch-p002: Max 0.2A. Output: 5V - 1000ma
Mlais: Max 0.2A. Output: 5V - 1000ma
Oh crap. Looked everywhere but none of the 2A recommended wall chargers by HKJ can be easily obtained or obtained at all! Anybody knows where I can get a good 2A USB wall charger?
I also bought an Ioncell charger from Intl Outdoor store, on the strength of HKJ’s review. The Fasttech versions were, at the time, not described as “authentic” Ioncell, and I seem to remember a FT comment that they weren’t original. That comment seems to have disappeared, but I didn’t risk buying what looked like a fake.
I see FT still don’t use the Ioncell name in their description, which seems ominious.
While NiMH charging is nice I really question their decision to use a USB input. For a noob-proof charger it’s likely to create a lot of confusion, especially since it doesn’t include a matching power supply. Considering it requires a power supply to output above 5.1V under load if I’m reading the charts right, then it’s likely that most people will get degraded charging speed with all bays occupied.
This reeks of some product manager getting involved and specifying that the charger must have USB input (buzzword compliance?).
Leaving aside the power supply issues, for people using matched cells in series the voltage display is pretty useless (by the time your cells are at .1V from each other after removing them from the light, it’s too late).
As I’m in the market for a 4-bay Lithium charger, it seems like the VC4 is a bad buy considering the more predictable VP4 is only a few dollars more and that the NiMH advantage of the VC4 comes with a lot of caveats.
The problem with voltage is to some degree due to cables and connections, the charger works down to 4.7 volt. Using a power supply slightly above 5 volt improves the handling of cable and connection resistance while the charger draws full current. I do not see the usb power as a big problem, but you need a good charger, then you can power charger and other stuff from it.
When you charge cell in the charger when will be balanced to much better than 0.1 volt, if you look at my curve there is not more than 0.01 volt difference when the charger terminates.
The main difference between VP4 and VC4 is that VC4 shows the charged capacity and VP4 shows voltage with high resolution. For car usage the VP4 can be directly powered from the car, the VC4 needs a usb adapter.
So if my only use will be for lion cells, Nitecore I2, VP2 or VC4? Price wise I’d prefer to save bucks and I will be charging only 2 lions at any point in time.