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I was wondering about that as well, I imagine that its not a good idea and haven't tried it. Also, they sell adapters (sometimes called spacers) for a charger that will allow you to charge an 18350 on the charger you have now. Basically its just a piece of conductive metal that makes up the gap.
Likely what I would do but not sure if the 18350 holds the same voltage as a 18650.
Only one way to find out; try it! lol
Go to home depot, get a small piece of brass bar/tubing (solid cylinder; not the hollow tube kind) and cut it to fit as a spacer. You don't have to use brass because it does oxidize easily but you should use some sort of highly conductive metal. Steel may be the easiest/most common.
If you do, be sure you have your House Insurance Paid in Full. LOL
Seriously. I think this is a Very Bad Idea.
Get a Charger that will Charge 18350's and use it. What type of Charger do you have right Now?
Shoshine rapid charge 18650 charger. Is what I have now but would like an all in one charger that is dependable and can adjust to any size battery. More to keep clutter down I really don't want several chargers laying around. I already have a ego charger and the Shoshine.
I've been using a Trustfire TR-001 for about 2 Years. No Problems.
Charges 18350 Button and Most 18350 Flat Tops.
TrustFire TR-001 Lithium Ion Battery Charger
I looked that charger up and it only goes to 3.6 (18650's go to 4.2)guess I'll have to get different chargers for each battery.
Edit: Looks like there are others that do both sizes.
Edit: Looks like there are others that do both sizes.
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My Batteries come off the charger at 4.2volts. Just like Everyone Else's.
Where are you reading that it Only charges to 3.6volts?
The Trustfire TR-101 has two settings 3.0 and 3.6 Volts, that being said, using the 3.6 setting, it charges my 18650s fine and they end up at 4.2 volts. It is an inexpensive charger with good and bad reviews. I have used one for 6 months without problems and it charges both 18350s as well as 18650s. If you have the money, buy one of the higher rated chargers.
I use the NiteCore I2. It will do both plus more. It is a great little charger and I picked it up for under $20.
Sorry I was looking at battery voltages not charge rate.
Which is the better rated chargers?
Which is the better rated chargers?
I'm not sure about a Trustfire TR-101?
But my TR-001 has No Choice for Output setting. It outputs at 4.2v
Sorry I was looking at battery voltages not charge rate.
Which is the better rated chargers?
I dunno.
Some people Swear by More Expensive Chargers. I got the Trustfire TR-001 when I bought 18490/18500 and 18350 Batteries for my 1st Provari.
I just keeps charging my Batteries with No Problems. Last year I bought another one just in case my Original Charger died. I've only used it once because I haven't needed to.
I'm going to go to Kokomo Pure Vapors (a nearby town) and pick one up a little later. Thank you all for your replies. You are the folks that make this such a good and informative forum.
stacking two 18350s (7.4v) into a 18650 (3.7v) charger slot would not be a good thing
Don't stack the batteries in the charger. Most batteries chargers are 4.2 volts. stacking the batteries would put the batteries in series, which would split the voltage between the two batteries with 2.1 volts each. The charger will either not work, will run at max and never charge the bat's or will burn up. There is a chance you will destroy the bat's or they will catch fire or explode with the max amps being applied.
When you do stach the bat's in the device PV you end up with 8.4 volts, which make it nice for VV or VW mode of operations.
When you do stach the bat's in the device PV you end up with 8.4 volts, which make it nice for VV or VW mode of operations.
You should not do that. Not only it will not work, but also you can damage the battery/charger/both or the house as well.
Also, I strongly suggest going for a little better chargers. Like: XTAR WP2 (can charge 18350 with two spacers), Nitecore intellicharger etc. These are just a little bit more expensive than the Trustfires that is sold everywhere. It is worth it for safety. And you will probably get a longer battery lifetime out of them. (The Trustfire I owned charged to 4.23V or so, this can be considered as closer to overcharge, ideally it should be <4.2).
(Fasttech has Nitecore i2 around ~15.)
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