To be precise I don’t think you had an alkaline “blow up” you had it leak. Which is why we call them alkaleaks. but if abused you really can have a Li-on explosively vent aka blow up. but as this excellent thread has detailed a good cell needs to be abused to get them to fail.
Oh and I support the engineer 500 charger also. plug it in and install cells it will do the rest or you can geek out on it and find nifty info.
What do you call when you hear a loud bang, nasty smell, and the battery in pieces all over the inside of the draw?
OK Venom, let’s solve this mystery first.
Were the “loud bang, nasty smell, battery in pieces in drawer” and you “checking a monitor that had batteries in it and you found white powder all in the battery compartment”…. two separate unrelated incidents???
IF they were, it does sound as though one “exploded” and like Ronin42 said, the one with the “white Powder” was from a leaking battery.
Please let us know, my curiosity is up now.
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@ teacher I don’t know anything about chargers that why I was asking if the Lii 500 was a charger for beginner. I don’t know what mode to put it in or the rate of charge or anything to set it up for charging. I was looking for a charger does all the set up and all I do is put the battery in and turn it on. I don’t know the one you have listed above are like that. I would like to start off with NiMh battery first to learn how everything work. When I do feel comfortable with rechargeable Lithium and start buying I’m about going with Panasonic/Sanyo cells and Samsung like you mention. I been reading alot of HKJ, and alot of it I don’t understand I’m not quite there yet. On the Xtar SV2, does it charge NiMh fast or is it slow trickle charge. This hobby is addicted, the brighter the light you get the more you want something brighter. I know you put all the time and research and money into this hobby and I appreciate everything you writing into this thread. Thank You for your time! A little off topic, how do you put spacing in between paragraph? Everytime I put spacing between thing everything get mush together.
Now, getting back to the subject at hand; as I have more time.
The Lii 500 charger will “do it all for you” and as you get more comfortable & learn about it… you will then be able to set a few very simple things for it to do; if you wish. That is the main reason I recommended it besides the fact that I like it a lot.
As I said briefly yesterday, you are doing the right thing in asking questions. Everyone has to learn and most of us do it at our own pace. Soooo, if you have a question…. ask it? Most people on BLF will be glad to give you an answer.
And like you said, when you do feel comfortable with LiIon batteries; get good name brand one. Don’t wast money on junk batteries… get quality. There are several places they can be bought for very reasonable prices, so if you are not familiar with those places when you are ready to purchase; just ask and you will be guided to them.
And as far as not understanding some of the things HKJ writes, do not let that bother you. He does make it fairly simple, but if there are terms you don’t understand; it can be confusing. (Or at least it was to me starting out… .)
But you will get no better or more complete information than what HKJ gives.
If you don’t understand a lot of it, just skip down to the end of his Review’s where he gives his Conclusion about a product. Whatever he says can be counted on. And if he says it is good &/or recommends it…… that is an excellent “Stamp of Approval”. :+1:
The Xtar SV2 Rocket has four optional charging currents…. 0.25 - 0.5 - 1.0 - 2.0A.
But there is no need for you to get this charger at this point in the game. Maybe get this one after you decide to get some LiIon batteries and need or want it. It is absolutely not necessary or needed by you at this time.
Do get the Lii 500 and you will be set for now.
And you are correct, this hobby is/can be very addictive.
I am glad to try and help you Venom, it is my pleasure.
I am no expert by a long shot, but I do know what has been, and is working for me. And working very well I might add. :+1:
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I tried hitting the Enter key, and it does put the spacing in but when you hit save or preview it look all mush together. I hit the Enter key 2 or 3 times for the spacing but it’s a no go. I don’t know if I have to hit Enter a few more time to put the spacing wider apart to make it stay that way.
As far as this goes Venom……. I don’t know what else to tell you. :question:
The Enter Key should put a line of space each time you click it. And hen you click on Save or Preview it should either post what you have written or let you Preview it before you Save & post it.
I have no idea why it “mushes all together”.
Take care, good luck on the learning curve, keep in touch, and ask whatever you need to whenever you want. :+1:
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