What cheap (and safe) single cell charger for a gift set?

[teacher]

@teacher

I was in WalMart this morning and picked up one of these for $4.88.

I have no idea if it is any good or not though. I was gonna quickly “pop it apart” & see what is in it. But, it does not just “pop apart”.
I’ll have to Dremel it apart & don’t have the Dremel with me at the moment. But I’ll put up some pictures of what’s inside when I finally do have time (and Dremel) to get it done.

It says it is “UL listed”, but; it also says it is “Made in China”; so who knows???

OK, I finally remembered to post what I found about this… after finding my USB tester. … :person_facepalming: …

While I did not tear it open to see the internals, I can report this.

• Volatge is very stable at 4.99v - 5.10v, depending on device
• It will supply the rated 2.1A
• It only gets semi-warm to the touch…. not even warm

While I realize this is by non means a “scientific report”, I have been using it daily for almost 5 months now with no problems. In fact I bought 2 more.

The Brand is ONN and I got it at WalMart for $4.88.
I also got the Car Charger (shown above in another post) and it preforms to specs also.

[Savydude]

@blueb8llz

Thanks to this thread , I just ordered 3 liitokita 100, and 1 liito 202 charger. Love the fact you can use these chargers as a battery bank.

They don't seem to mention that fact anywhere, so with cells in the charger it can be used via the USB output as a portable USB charger, charge your phone etc?

[feralcomprehension]

Correct. I just got a couple LII100s from GB for less than $5 each. Crazy.

[tantrik77]

[quote=teacher]

@teacher

OK, I finally remembered to post what I found about this… after finding my USB tester. … :person_facepalming: …

While I did not tear it open to see the internals, I can report this.

• Volatge is very stable at 4.99v - 5.10v, depending on device
• It will supply the rated 2.1A
• It only gets semi-warm to the touch…. not even warm

While I realize this is by non means a “scientific report”, I have been using it daily for almost 5 months now with no problems. In fact I bought 2 more.

The Brand is ONN and I got it at WalMart for $4.88.
I also got the Car Charger (shown above in another post) and it preforms to specs also.

For those interested in a safe wall charger with stable output and a cheap price, these have been great:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORICO-12W-2-Port-2-4A-US-Wall-Home-Travel-AC-USB-Charger-Adapter-Foldable-Plug-/161892935670?var=&hash=item25b19227f6:m:mymfffkZ7r4MTc_8kaOIOzg

In fact, most of the “Orico” chargers are great.

[Savydude]

@feralcomprehension

Correct. I just got a couple LII100s from GB for less than $5 each. Crazy.

Very impressive considering the price, I was eyeing out the Nitecore charger that can do that, but the LiitoKala's build/reputation look good and so much cheaper.

[feralcomprehension]

Do note that you have to plug it in to a USB supply; there's no wall wort or anything. Probably not much of an issue but def account ts for the low price.

[Savydude]

@feralcomprehension

Do note that you have to plug it in to a USB supply; there's no wall wort or anything. Probably not much of an issue but def account ts for the low price.

I love that feature, go on holiday and you can use your usb cellphone charger, the good Samsung chargers can give 5v 2A.

[david57strat]

I tend to use more full-sized chargers, while at home; but I keep a pair of these XTAR MC1 Plus chargers in the car, for on-the-fly charging, while on the go. No complaints, here!

[hank]

Note per HKJ’s reviews the MC1plus is the one to get — not the older MC1 which keeps trickle charging, as I recall.

[fixed_it]

@hank

Note per HKJ’s reviews the MC1plus is the one to get — not the older MC1 which keeps trickle charging, as I recall.

It says “a few uA” in the review. That’s microamps and likely less than the cell’s self-discharge. Nothing to ever worry about IMO.