HKJ, thanks for the review. I have the Nitecore Digicharger D2 which I am very happy with. But it doesn’t analyze the battery capacity so I am looking for a new charger and the 500 might be it. Do you also do a price comparison to see which charger is the best value for the features?
I think you misunderstood HKJ ’s work, it does the analytics stuff, but you have to draw your conclusions… the numbers are all there, but you have to see what’s suits more your needs and your habits, what you charge most, 10440, or 26650, or NiMh, or 4.35V li-ion etc… and see what’s best for you.
One big problem with that is that price varies with country and with time.
That is an important factor. In my opinion there is no best charger, it is best charger for an application.
I’ve been waiting for this since I first heard that you were going to be testing it.
Than you, HKJ,
-Chuck
It did take nearly four weeks to test, it has a lot of functionality.
I’m going to get one… I just wanted to hear what you had to say about it first.
I see that Gearbest has them now - I was hesitant to order one from AliExpress because they don’t take PayPal.
I really appreciate all that you do for us, HKJ… Thanks Again!
-Chuck
If you check the frontpage on my website you can save a little bit.
does it have a feature to charge/discharge a battery to ideal state for storage ?
Yes, I did save about $3!
Thanks!
-Chuck
Thanks for the review!! I’ve been waiting for this.
HKJ: I have a “Hobby style” 13.8V 25A power supply in which I have all my 12V devices connected. So far they have been working great but I don’t a way to prove that it will not give me any trouble on the long run.
Do you think feeding 13.8V into the Lii-500 is safe?
I always tend to stay away from the generic 12V adapters because once I had one overheat and melt the plastic casing.
Thanks
This is the power supply: Radio Control Planes, Drones, Cars, FPV, Quadcopters and more - Hobbyking
[quote=will34] Thanks for the review!! I've been waiting for this. HKJ: I have a "Hobby style" 13.8V 25A power supply in which I have all my 12V devices connected. So far they have been working great but I don't a way to prove that it will not give me any trouble on the long run. Do you think feeding 13.8V into the Lii-500 is safe? I always tend to stay away from the generic 12V adapters because once I had one overheat and melt the plastic casing. Thanks This is the power supply: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17423__HobbyKing_350w_25A_Power_Supply_100v_120v_.html [/quote] i such a case i connect few power diodes in series to drop its voltage (most diodes are .7v ) .
1N5404 is rated for 3A and vf is 1.2 volts so you can use this to drop to 12.6 volts ..
Anything that has 12V input and includes or has an auto adapter as extras, can be used with that power supply without any worries.
With age all modern adapters/power supplies will do that or the internal fuse may blow first. If the adapter is hot it will happen faster.
Nice to see that this charger gets HKJ’s seal of approval for lithium use. 
I have been using it for some time now. The only problem I’ve had with it was that the mode button went in and stopped working soon after purchase. Had to open up the charger and align the “long” shaft behind the button on top of the microswitch again.
Awesome review thanks
i want add that i figured a way to SET ALL BANKS TO THE SAME SETTING AT ONCE
if you have all cells in the charger
UNPLUG the power and plug it back in THEN within a second SET 1 bank to the feature and current you want the rest will be set to the same setting IF ITS DONE WITHIN A SECOND OR SO
now that the Lii-500 has the seal of approval i can point you to a low price for the Lii-500 (from Ali E. no paypal)
i just noticed a new low price NOW $23.05 SHIPPED or LE$$ on their app
or here for $22.99 or 2 for $20.92
what to prefer… this or the opus c3100 ?
for this i don’t see support for 4,35v and 3,6v ( max voltage) batteries…. so i think opus is preferable
I can’t wait until mine arrives so I can test all of my laptop pulls.
I have a variety of batteries including some 18650 pulls that I would like to know what their real capacity is. But my old Nitecore D2 is working fine for charging and knowing what the capacity of my batteries is doesn’t really make a difference in how they function. So I am thinking instead of buying a new charger I may just take the money and buy some new batteries instead.
i had 50 or so pulls before i even bought any charger and i started with empty DIY power banks for $1-$4 and i was happy
then i bought a D4 and not so happy it was slow like the DIY power banks
i recently bought some Lii-500 and i am very happy at the same time i started to buy 18650 the best ones Sanyo NCR18650BF but i still use my old pulls as with the Lii-500 i can spot the good ones and most are and i am happy
BTW between the old GOOD pulls (say the ~2200mAh ones) and the new Sayno 3400mAh i get 2x the run time with my small leds so there is something to say about getting new cells
Older cells have higher resistance and lower capacity.
They can still be used, provided the amp draw is moderate and you are not looking for max output or throw.
I plan to use this charger to roughly analyze my cells as well - especially the laptop pulls.
Will report back on that.
Grtz
Nico