Best charger under 40$

[JonNC]

I like my Nitecore i4 but I find the new D4 intriguing.
I have a bad habit of charging/leaving batteries on the charger overnight so the "nocturnal" mode sounds nice.

 

[mikeylab]

Another vote for Efest LUC. Works great with the VTC5s.

 

[Cullin Kin]

The i4 by Nitecore. It's awesome, and automatically stops feeding power when the charge is complete so it doesn't matter how long you leave you batteries on there. Got mine for $14.99 on sale but now they are back up to like $17.86 or so. Still well within your budget though.

 

[Transdelta]

+1 on the nitecore I4 intellicharger. Separate charging for each battery bay, always charges to 4.20 +/- .05 and cuts power to a bay once the battery is full

 

[rawr]

You dont buy charger every day so why not invest in new D4 rather than i4? I would instantly! It has some extra functions for different li-ion batteries and it shows estimated charging time Its definitely better than i4 which i still one of the best.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

You dont buy charger every day so why not invest in new D4 rather than i4? I would instantly! It has some extra functions for different li-ion batteries and it shows estimated charging time Its definitely better than i4 which i still one of the best.

Read higher up, I stated a good reason why.
You'll die a little inside if that LCD goes out.

 

[rawr]

Haha i saw that, but why would you assume that the lcd is going to break or stop working? Makes no sense if you dont know the people who had troubles with non working lcds on their chargers?!

 

[CaptainBats]

LOVE my nitecore i4...initially used for efest 18650's and 18350's, just got some sony vtc5's and it gets the job done with those too (granted these take what seems like a lifetime to charge).

picked mine up on Amazon for under $20 ( I would post the link but this is my second post ever after lurking forever and I am not allowed link privileges yet).

 

[ILoveNorCal]

exactly.
and the LCD screen is badass.
you know exactly what's going on, easy to read.

As I was reading, i thought, my nitecore i2 does all this, so why would i need to upgrade... then i read that the xtar has an LCD display.... NOW I MUST HAVE ONE!

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

Haha i saw that, but why would you assume that the lcd is going to break or stop working? Makes no sense if you dont know the people who had troubles with non working lcds on their chargers?!

Of course it makes sense. Do you want a false mech, like a bolt...no. More things to break.
What possible, beneficial info could you gain, sitting there staring at a friggen LCD, as opposed to the 3 lights on the i4.

People will buy the newest anything though.