Battery's & Charger Questions

[Raenman]

Hello-
I have some questions. I just bought a LavaTube Starter kit that came with a WP211 xtar charger. On the charger there are 3 settings:0,.5A and 1 amp.The Lava uses one 18650.At what setting do I re charge my battery? Also, will this charger work with 14250s? I know they are smaller. The xtar came with 2 spacers.
Thanks.

 

[Kay1959]

Read the battery specs it should tell you the highest you can charge them at..anyways you should charge the 2250mAh 18650's at 1a as the probably can be charged at up to 1.5a or 1500mA (1000mA = 1a)..if you charged them at .5a it would take too long. It shouldn't shorten battery life at 1a.

As far as charging the 14250's, go back to the website you bought the charger at. They normally say what batteries the charger can charge. If they can charge those batteries, you do NOT want to charge the two different sizes at the same time! For instance, you don't want to charge one 18650 and one 14250 at the same time.

 

[Bahammut]

i have a similar charger,the kit looks like it comes with an aw imr 18650 high drain, u can charge at either .5 or 1 amp, i use 1 amp when ive been away from my charger for hrs and am going to need a replacement, otherwise i use the .5 amp setting, just in case the higher charging rate does impact battery life to some degree, thats just how i use it however, and i havent read anything negative as of yet about charging at 1 amp over time, im just paranoid hehe

 

[WillyB]

i have a similar charger,the kit looks like it comes with an aw imr 18650 high drain, u can charge at either .5 or 1 amp, i use 1 amp when ive been away from my charger for hrs and am going to need a replacement, otherwise i use the .5 amp setting, just in case the higher charging rate does impact battery life to some degree

From Andy Wan's 'office'.

IMR18650-1600 Specifications :

Nominal Voltage : 3.7V
Capacity : 1600mAH
Lowest Discharge Voltage : 2.50V
Standard Charge : CC/CV ( max. charging rate 4.5A )
Cycle Life : > 500 cycles
Max. continuous discharge rate : 15C

Note that is for a true IMR.