Nitecore D4 Digicharger - 4 Bay Smart Battery Charger for Li-Ion, Ni-CD, Ni-MH Batteries

Pretty nice looking charger. Seems like it’s just an i4 with a couple extra features and a digital display tacked on. The most important feature for a smart charger - charge and discharge capacity reading - is missing.

This version is able to charge a few extra chemistries (LiFePO4 included). It also seems to be able to handle charging lower capacity batteries at proper current (so you won’t damage an AAA if charging by itself).

http://www.batteryjunction.com/nitecore-d4-digicharger.html

What do you think?

there’s a better charger out there, tho it is only two bay: the liitokala lii-260 I got mine on Ebay

the one i linked to will discharge and report the capacity along the way/ at the end - great for laptop pull initial testing

That Liitokala doesn’t do Nimh btw.

HKJ mentioned that one in his BT-C3100 review, I believe. Seems like a really nice charger, though the price is a bit steep at $28. A few dollars more and you can buy 2 Turnigy Accucel-6’s. Not being able to charge NiMH is also a big disadvantage for those of us wanting to charge and test eneloop cells.

So far the Dreamcharger seems to be working well, but am worried about how it will fare in the long run. A charger from a more established brand would be a welcome addition!

Expect restock on 19th June 2014

http://www.buyalleasy.com/NITECORE-Digicharger-D4-LCD-Display-Universal-Smart-Charger-p-928155.html

Beware buyalleasy… is banggood.

Nitecore D4 seems to supply current only to two bays at a time, just like i4 :frowning:
That liitokala does seem quite interesting tho. Being able to test the condition of my li-ion cells would be nice.

Caution! some people say that price is against MAP and maybe no charger will be shipped.

If I am not wrong MAP price for this D4 is around 40usd so that price shown ia about the half.

Suspicious.

Purchase at your own risk

NITECORE Digicharger D4 LCD Display Universal Smart Charger

US$39.95

Maybe buy all easy is a way for BG to sell below MAP without getting in trouble. When buyalleasy gets caught, they just change the name. Also there’s no proof to connect the two. Since buyalleasy has no MAP agreement , they can’t be cut out of the supply chain. They have a secret supplier.

The advantage with this charger versus other smart chargers is warranty support. Dealing with a chinese vendor or even directly with Nitecore can be a very unpleasant experience, but at least Nitecore is quite likely to be carried by domestic vendors with really good warranty support.

dont worry guys… buyalleasy increaed the price today

$25 on fleabay for the D4. Unlike the i4, the D4 battery rails were very smooth in action and did not need lubrication.

So far, just OK. Mine undercharges my 18650s; displays 4.20 when terminated but reads 4.16 when pulled. Replacing cell back in charger shows 4.17 and charges for a minute or two back to 4.20 but cell now reads 4.18 when pulled. This charger has -+ 1% rated accuracy so cell termination of 4.158 is in the range if math right.

Meanwhile my $19 i4 will just shrug and terminates at 4.204, over most cells, right after cells pulled. I have yet to test the D4 against my Maha and La Crosse BC-700 NiMH chargers, but will when time permits. I like the choice of lower current across the three AAA cells during brief test over the i4. I need to re- read HJK tests for the i4.

The D4 display is nice and the charger runs cooler than my i4. Definitely a 4 cell charger I could recommend for the less geeky or futzy battery chargers or chargerettes…at the $25 price range.

This answered my question. I wanted to know if bg was bae.

Can this do Limn?

From HKJ’s review

I bought my D4 here:
http://ru.aliexpress.com/item/-/1924826669.html
It seems to be original. I like overall quality. For me all its disadvantages are not critical.
I’m happy with it (typicaly charging 2-4 batteries of same type overnight).