Battery and Charger Question (IMR/Ni-Mn)

[Shan B]

Ok, so I've been trying to search this and haven't come up with an answer, so I'll just ask

I have a charger that can handle AA / AAA / 17500 / 17670 / 18350 / 22600 / 18500 / 18650 / 14500 / 16340 / CR123A / LR123A batteries and can charge Cadnica(Ni-Cd)/Nickel Metal-Hydride(Ni-MH)/Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries with an output of 1.2V/750mA - 4.2V/650mA.

I also have a few other chargers that say Ni-Cd ONLY, and some others that say Ni-Cd and Ni-Mh ONLY

So my questions: What charger can you use to charge a 3.6-3.7V IMR or Ni-Mn battery??

and will any of the one's I have work to charge a IMR or Ni-mh battery?

I'm still learning this whole battery/charger deal and am leaning more toward IMR batts, so I need to know if they require a special charger or not.(or if the 1st one listed will do the job)

 

[Shan B]

Oh! I found Pila IBC chargers, but I'm not spending no 20 - 45.00 on a charger. Anyone have a solution? One that ranges under 12.00??

the cheaper in cost, the better.

 

[Drozd]

the ones that charge the Li-Ion can be used to charge the LiMN (IMR) ...

the key would be as far as any charger goes is that the output mA should be lower than the mAh rating on the battery...

for example... the ultrafire WF-139 charger has an output of 4.2V @ 450mAh
so I wouldnt use it to charge say a 10440 battery with 350mAh

I'd really go with either the ultrafire wf-139....
or better the ultrafire wf-188 (that one has selectable 3.2V or 3.7V and selectable 300mA or 650mA charging)
so you could charge 3V LiFePo4 (3.2V setting and 300mA setting)...
Li-Ion and LiMN (3.7V setting with appropriate mA setting for battery capacity)... 10440 all the way through 18650

 

[Shan B]

Totally awesome to know! TY!!!

I was planning on getting either or both
IMR 18500 - 1100mah -3.7v @ 1.64 each
or
IMR 17500 - 1300mah - 3.7v @ 2.03 each

The charger I got auto detects the Voltage, so I'm super pysched to know as long as I buy a battery with a higher mah that it'll work with my charger. WOOT!

 

[Drozd]

Totally awesome to know! TY!!!

I was planning on getting either or both
IMR 18500 - 1100mah -3.7v @ 1.64 each
or
IMR 17500 - 1300mah - 3.7v @ 2.03 each

The charger I got auto detects the Voltage, so I'm super pysched to know as long as I buy a battery with a higher mah that it'll work with my charger. WOOT!

honestly I wouldn't buy either one of those...there's no indication of manufacturer or any real battery specs... I know that'd be a cause for concern for me...

 

[Shan B]

Well the only other batts they carry are Duracell, SureFire, TrustFire, Golston, and GP - all name brands in China. So imma go on a whim and try these out. Worst thing that can happen is they can suck or blow up.

Guess no one will know unless I test them and give a review on them

 

[duby]

From the pics those look like flat top cells. So you may have contact issues depending on you mod. Just a heads up.
A small neo magnet can work as a spacer to fix this if you do have the problem.