Best charger that can charge over 1 amp other than Opus and Miboxer?

ChrisGarrett · 2018-09-11T19:08:10.000Z

Mikeadoo:

How much is a MC3000? Never heard of it before

Anywhere from $95-$110 shipped to Americans in America.

It’s ‘probably’ the best consumer charger, extant.

It’s not a charger for dolts, however.

Chris

Pete7874 · 2018-09-11T19:08:51.000Z

Mikeadoo:

Pete7874:

Miboxer C4-12 measures brand new cells at 999 ohms. I’m getting pretty frustrated at this charger. I even got “—-” today for the ohms on Miboxer.

But does it prevent you from manually setting the desired charge rate?

Sometimes yes. I tried setting it to 2 amps charge and it went back down to .92A charge.

What was the cell’s voltage when it happened? Once the cell is close to full, the charger will automatically reduce current - standard CC/CV algorithm thing.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T19:09:38.000Z

3.6V.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T19:11:24.000Z

Pete I’ve had 2 cells in there charging for 51 minutes now and it says 4.2V but the charger also says the cell is 28% charged.

Gebe · 2018-09-11T19:19:50.000Z

Pete7874:

If MC3000 is too expensive, then also look at this- Xtar SV2 Rocket

Can’t beat the Rocket! Press of a button shifts between 1amp to 2 amps and it is relatively inexpensive.

Enderman · 2018-09-11T19:20:49.000Z

Nitecore has some that do 3A charging IIRC.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T19:21:47.000Z

ChrisGarrett:

Mikeadoo:

How much is a MC3000? Never heard of it before

Anywhere from $95-$110 shipped to Americans in America.

It’s ‘probably’ the best consumer charger, extant.

It’s not a charger for dolts, however.

Chris

That’s a bit much for me. Right now at least. I dont need a charger with bluetooth and an app.

I will look at some of the mentioned chargers.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T19:25:42.000Z

Enderman:

Nitecore has some that do 3A charging IIRC.

Is that the Nitecore VS4 or whatever it’s called? New charger (I just seen it) looks like D4 just bigger, tells you if the battery is “good” and such?

Pete I guess I shouldn’t say it’s “too expensive” since I did buy the Maha Powerex for NiMH over $100 lol.

pennzy · 2018-09-11T19:43:07.000Z

Try some alcohol on the contacts . Should drop the ohms .

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T19:49:55.000Z

pennzy:

Try some alcohol on the contacts . Should drop the ohms .

Hey pennzy I actually just did clean them last night with some rubbing alcohol. Worked good at dropping the ohms. Seems to be either the protected batteries with issues or the charger. Idk anymore. The percentage did just change from 28% to 81% just now so idk what’s up with that.
That Xtar Rocket looks really nice. Might buy one just because I like the idea of a smaller 2 bay charger like for traveling or whatever. Looks like a nice little charger.

But yeah I don’t get what’s going on with whatever is causing this problem.

Could I just be the batteries?

Oh btw I cleaned the charger with alcohol last night. Used a pencil eraser on the battery contacts today.

pennzy · 2018-09-11T20:04:32.000Z

Unless it’s preventing you from selecting higher charge currents, I would not be concerned with what it reads. I have exactly one cell that reads low. All others read high . The 26650 is the one that reads low . I think it is also the longest, putting the most pressure on the contacts. With this theory , resistance should decrease by pressing on the slide with my finger but no, it doesn’t so I don’t know whats up with it.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T20:09:54.000Z

Ok. It seems to be working now. Maybe I just put em in and just let it do whatever it wants to do.
Lol. Thanks all for the help.

Pete7874 · 2018-09-11T20:35:15.000Z

Mikeadoo:

Ok. It seems to be working now. Maybe I just put em in and just let it do whatever it wants to do.
Lol. Thanks all for the help.

Such a drama queen.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T20:39:46.000Z

Pete7874:

Mikeadoo:

Ok. It seems to be working now. Maybe I just put em in and just let it do whatever it wants to do.
Lol. Thanks all for the help.

Such a drama queen.

Only me Pete! Only me haha

Enderman · 2018-09-11T22:26:14.000Z

Mikeadoo:

Is that the Nitecore VS4 or whatever it’s called? New charger (I just seen it) looks like D4 just bigger, tells you if the battery is “good” and such?

Pete I guess I shouldn’t say it’s “too expensive” since I did buy the Maha Powerex for NiMH over $100 lol.

SC4 I think.
Check the specs, I’m sure it has protection against faulty batteries like all good quality chargers do.

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T22:30:59.000Z

Thanks Enderman. I’ll check it out. I said other than Opus because I just bought the BT-C3100 from liionwholesale. I’ve heard (on YouTube) that it’s awesome but sucks pretty much. So I just want a decent charger without breaking the bank. Nitecore chargers are usually priced fairly I think. I’ve only had their old I4 and a few D4 that I gave away as gifts.

Pete7874 · 2018-09-11T23:01:38.000Z

Why do you think the Opus one sucks?

Mikeadoo · 2018-09-11T23:18:52.000Z

Pete7874:

Why do you think the Opus one sucks?

I don’t. I just see lots of U tubers commenting that it melted and arguing about stupid stuff. I bought it because I was told and read it is a great charger. If I thought it sucked I wouldn’t have bought it lol.
I don’t mind that little fan noise. Dunno what it sounds like, but if it works then that’s good with me.

d_t_a · 2018-09-14T11:51:08.000Z

Will also suggest the Miboxer C4-12 (charge current is selectable, and it shows IR relatively reliably — for checking conditions of various cells).

The SkyRC MC3000 is probably the top-of-the-line and it’s about twice or more as expensive as the C4-12, but MC3000 seems to be the best (or most functionality that the common people probably won’t get to use).

Both of the above can charge 4x 26650 at 3A at the same time. (both come with a beefy 60 watts power supply brick)

Andrew_Debbie · 2018-09-14T13:13:51.000Z

How about an ISDT-C4? You should be able to get one for under $60. It is good for charging pairs of 18650s quickly. You can set the current anywhere between 0.1A and 3Amps per slot. Total charge power is limited to 25Watts combined.

The C4 does not have sliders. Cells that stray too far from the standard won’t work. It is limited to two 18650s or a single 26650. Short cells would need a DIY spacer. It can also charge 4xAA or 2xAAA but not at the same time.

For me, the biggest drawback is the single 26650 slot.

HKJ tested it but not with the latest firmware. The current firmware fixes some of the issues he reported.

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