Batteries or charger wrong?

Batteries and Chargers Chargers
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My new Vapcell S4 Plus is telling me my new Energizer lithium ultimates are NiMH/Nicd. How do I find out which is wrong....I suspect the batteries and wonder if there's an easy way to test. I seeming to be having trouble including c:\charger.jpg on my pc to show the readings in case there's some telltale info there so...any help with that would be appreciated...I changed to advanced post editor, chose insert image, put c:\charger.jpg as the source with no size restrictions...broadened the little box that appeared with the mouse but....nothing. Not my day it seems :)

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Your batteries are not rechargeable and will explode if you try.

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That explains a lot…I misled myself with the 20 years shelf life. It didn’t explode but I do take your point. Thank you for your prompt response. I already have a very good recommendation for rechargeable lithiums and will explore that.

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Stick with NiMH’s.

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Having nearly blown my self up and, far worse, my forum credibility, that’s not a bad suggestion but I am interested in batteries/chargers and think I should broaden my scope a bit. Irrespective, thank you for your suggestion.

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Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries are a type of rechargeable 1.5 volt batteries (rechargeable equivalent to alkaline, carbon-zinc, and those energizer lithiums you have). Lithium rechargeable batteries (lithium ion and similar) are typically 3.8 volts and cannot be interchanged with their 1.5 volt counterparts despite being offered in similar (and different) sizes. Do a little research into different common battery chemistries and which your charger is compatible with. This can be a great benefit to be able to use rechargeables but also can be a big can of worms.

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Much to learn. This is a great repository in one place for basics. If you don’t have basics, BLF forum can be daunting.

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To add to the above confusion, there are also lithium-ion 1.5v rechargeable batteries, but these are a bit rarer — they cannot be charged by the Vapcell S4 Plus or other similar chargers. Usually they have their own USB charging port, or a dedicated charger for charging these special 1.5v lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. (these 1.5v lithium-ion batteries are actually the 3.7v lithium-ion batteries but with electronic circuitry to convert to a constant 1.5v, for devices that are ‘happier’ when the voltage is a constant 1.5v)