I find it interesting that it has a LiFePo4 setting at 3.7V…. If it works the 500ma is a bit much for the LiFePo4 AAA’s that I use, but that chemistry takes charging above 1C better than regular LiIon does…
I got my LiitoKala 100 charger yesterday and I am pretty impressed by this $4 thingy.
My protected NCR18650B cells fit well; a test charge stopped at exactly 4.2V.
When you insert a cell (without being connected to power) the charger gives you a rough overview of the remaining capacity (25, 50, 75, 100).
Very useful when you are travelling and do not carry a multimeter…
Like it!
how would the charger know that the battery only wants 4.30V?
I received mine yesterday, and if i had a battery that could be charged to 4.35 i would have tried it and see what the ending/resting voltage would be. unfortunately i have none.
I hope to see a HKJ review of it.
I gave my father-in-law an xtar mc1+ today, but showed him the liitokala as well. He wanted a liitokala as well because of the nimh-charging and wondered if it would work with solar panels.
the xtar mc1 seemed to work well even with less stable voltage according to HKJ’s test…
I think these big sellers don’t have warehouses or inventory. They’re selling machines — I recall OL observing years ago here that there are not as many actual companies as appears — just lots of different company names and websites — many tentacles, but leading to the same octopus.
They advertise, take orders, and pass the orders on to suppliers somewhere else in China who then order or make the item you bought. That’s why the customer support people never know what they’re selling exactly. It may not even exist until enough people pay for it.