Before I ask a question to try to answer your question, I'd like to mention one thing: 3.5v being as low as you should let your batts get for long life, safety, etc is often said on ECF. It is incorrect. The AW rep on candlepower forum has written on this topic many times. He says keep them above 2.5v for longest life. I've never been able to find the first reference to the 3.5v number, but whomever is responsible for it probably just had a typo.
OK. that said: What charger do you have? Many chargers (like my
xtar WP2 II's for instance) have a couple of settings for mah output. Those in my example can be set to 1000 or 500 mah output. If your charger has such settings, you may have inadvertently set it to a higher output. Higher output = faster charge times... but caution needs to be taken. From that example, 1000 mah output should be reserved for larger
batteries like 18650's and smaller stuff like 14500s, 18350s etc should be charged at the lower setting of 500 mah.
If you are using an el cheapo charger with no such settings, then either you are draining your batts less than you have in the past or it may be indicative of a problem with your charger.
