Thanks TBone. That one is cheap enough I can throw it out if I screw it up. Don’t know how to solder and not very mechanically/electrically inclined. Hopefully it will come with some kind of directions.
Wow, that thing is tiny! It does 4 channels! Wow! I might have to get one or two of those, since I have several 10180 cells, and my DQG charger is broken. Thanks for the link.
If only there would be a holder for 10180 aka 1/3 AAA. I could not find one in the hole ’net.
Anybody with a 3D printer can get contacts and contact springs from a (4x)AAA holder and print his own short version.
If only there would be a holder for 10180 aka 1/3 AAA. I could not find one in the hole ’net.
Anybody with a 3D printer can get contacts and contact springs from a (4x)AAA holder and print his own short version.
What about using a spacer with your AAA holder? You could make spacers from aluminum bushings or a piece of copper wire. I used some #4AWG copper wire and PVC tubing to make a few spacers of various sizes to use in flashlights.
Also, I don’t know if it would work, but possibly you could cut out a middle section of your 4xAAA holder and fasten the two ends back together to make a shortened version. I might try that for mine, since the charger is made for 4x cells, and I have at least that many 10180 cells that could need charging at the same time.
Oh no.
I was just looking again at that little Micro USB 4-channel charger. It’s made for LiPo! What kind of charge cycle does a LiPo use? Will it still work for 10180 Li-Ion cells?
Should do if same voltage, think what cells are in the likes of the Nitecore TIP, Stratis Lumina etc, LiPo.
I tried doing some searching around the internet yesterday, but couldn’t find whether the charge profile is the same. From what I did read, LiPo is described as a Li-Ion cell with a solid polymer instead of liquid electrolyte. Voltage should be the same. But Li-Ion as we know it has a specific proper way to charge. If the LiPo charger is even a bit different, I’m afraid it might reduce the already tiny capacity or the cycle life of the cells.
I always thought LiPo was pretty much the same thing as Li-Ion cells but in a soft case instead of steel can, with maybe a very slight difference in chemical/ structural makeup.
Searching for “50mA USB charger” shows this one . No resistor tuning required. Can charge four batteries of any size with 50 mA or 100 mA each.
Just add two cables and two magnets like djozz shows above and you are done. Hard to beat at $1.55.
Sorry for the late question but where would the soldered wires attach? The little pins?
Thanks,
Bill
Yes. No soldering required.