new charger - what are you using

[lupinehorror]

all,
started off with a nitecore i2 but as i've got more mods i've gotten more cells (think there are now 10 18650s). obviously a charger that can only do 2 cells at a time can be limiting when there are 10 kicking around. enter the xtar VC4...

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• lupinehorror
• Oct 10, 2017

it's doing its job rather well.
what are you all using/recommending?
cheers.

 

[Tonee N]

Since I have around 20 batteries, including 6- 20700, I have been using the Efest Luc 6 all this year. Great charger.[emoji106]

Sent from the future

 

[lupinehorror]

Since I have around 20 batteries, including 6- 20700, I have been using the Efest Luc 6 all this year. Great charger.[emoji106]

Sent from the future

nice looking bit of kit. duly bookmarked.

 

[MJCSD]

Im useig an Efest LUC V 4 i bought in 2014 it still works just fine

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

I have the Enova Gyrfalcon series... they come in 4-bay and 8-bay configs. They will charge almost EVERYTHING, including 20700, and 26650 in each bay. Each bay is also independent.

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[bombastinator]

I got a nitecore i4

 

[lupinehorror]

efest seeming popular. got a couple of their 18650 3000mah cells. haven't been terribly taken with them.
8 independent bays! won't be purchasing another for a while but that'll be on the list.

 

[lupinehorror]

I got a nitecore i4

was tempted with the i4 (the i2 was very reliable) but the screen on the VC4 swung it for me.

 

[NicotineRush]

Love my VC4!

 

[Eskie]

efest seeming popular. got a couple of their 18650 3000mah cells. haven't been terribly taken with them.
8 independent bays! won't be purchasing another for a while but that'll be on the list.

Efest batteries are rewraps of other makers batteries so you can never be sure what's under the hood, and are typically way overrated for current. No, you can't get 40A out of a 3,000 mAh battery.

Xtar is popular, and I use a Nitecore D4. Enough info on the screen for my needs, and handle just about any size battery I'm likely to need it for.

 

[madstabber]

I still use my xtar sp2 when I need to charge really fast, it does 2amp. But only being a two bay charger I picked up a new charger, the liitokala 500. Both are great and I'm happy I got the liitokala because it's an analytical charger that does all the chemistries. So I'm set for chargers for now, until they come out with the next technological leap forward.

 

[lupinehorror]

always good to hear about new brands and what works for people.
interesting about the efest cells. knew there was something odd about them and hadn't bought any more.
a couple of fogstar 18650 3.7V 2500mah are getting delivered today. they receive good reviews...here in the UK at least (and they look great...though i guess with the majority of mods you're not getting to see them!).

 

[Eskie]

always good to hear about new brands and what works for people.
interesting about the efest cells. knew there was something odd about them and hadn't bought any more.
a couple of fogstar 18650 3.7V 2500mah are getting delivered today. they receive good reviews...here in the UK at least (and they look great...though i guess with the majority of mods you're not getting to see them!).

Here's a list of batteries tested and recommended by Mooch, our battery guru. There are a few reliable UK dealers at the bottom.

 

[lupinehorror]

Here's a list of batteries tested and recommended by Mooch, our battery guru. There are a few reliable UK dealers at the bottom.
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yeah, thanks. grabbed that a while back but it's handy to post it in any thread like this.

 

[TJVapes]

I also went from the nitecore i2 to the xtar vc4 for that lovely screen and triple 18650 mod that I now rarely use. I gave my nitecore to a new vaper

 

[lupinehorror]

I also went from the nitecore i2 to the xtar vc4 for that lovely screen and triple 18650 mod that I now rarely use. I gave my nitecore to a new vaper

i'm going to do the same after i'm sure that the VC4 is behaving itself fully. got a friend who's starting out vaping (though not yet off the smokes) and i've given him a mod, a couple of tanks and an 18650 along with some liquids.
and thanks to the mod who moved the thread to the correct section. oops on my part

 

[puffon]

Does anybody know if a 20700 will fit into the VC4?

 

[lupinehorror]

Does anybody know if a 20700 will fit into the VC4?

yes, yes it will (10440 to 32650)

 

[puffon]

yes, yes it will (10440 to 32650)

Good to know. Been using my VC4 for 3 years...no problems.

 

[KenD]

always good to hear about new brands and what works for people.
interesting about the efest cells. knew there was something odd about them and hadn't bought any more.
a couple of fogstar 18650 3.7V 2500mah are getting delivered today. they receive good reviews...here in the UK at least (and they look great...though i guess with the majority of mods you're not getting to see them!).

A good rule of thumb is to use only authentic batteries by LG, Samsung, Sony, or Panasonic/Sanyo, bought from a trusted vendor. With a few exceptions, all others are rewraps of subpar batteries with exaggerated ratings.

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