What is the top of the line 18650 battery charger out there right now? I'm getting a little tired of not having any readouts, save for a red, or green light. To indicate charged, or still charging. And the batteries take about 5-7 hours to charge. What's up with that? Isn't there a charger out there that will charge the 18650 in a shorter time? Which is the very best battery charger out there?
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efest luc, tells you what volts its at... gives you a digital display... only thing its missing is showing the internal mah of the battery... (not sure if this is possible) but i treads the volts, ahs a nice little battery bar read out and you can set it to charge at .5 or 1, there is a 2 option but that is only for 26650 according to the manual
Thisis the one I use and it displays battery voltage;
XTAR VP1 Intelligent Battery Charger For 10440 / 16340 / 14500 / 14650 / 17670 / 18500 / 18650 / 18700 Li-ion Battery - Amazon.com
XTAR VP1 Intelligent Battery Charger For 10440 / 16340 / 14500 / 14650 / 17670 / 18500 / 18650 / 18700 Li-ion Battery - Amazon.com
A third vote for the xtar VP1 ... this has been an exceptional charger for me; much better than the Pila, IMO.
Xtar has made some serious inroads towards chargers that compete neck and neck with pila for the best charger that treats your batteries best. However, the wp line that first really started competing with pila has a similar color led indicator for charging vs full (essentially). The new hot rod, the vp1 has a numerical readout for current voltage. While I didn't opt for that one ( I wanted the 4 bays of Xp4) if what you want is to know the status of your batteries, it doesn't get any better than that.
Xtar vp1 cannot go wrong with it has handled my 18650's and 18350's without a problem damn thing doesn't even get warm when both bays are used.
My vp1 charges my 18650's in about three hours at charging rate .5a so yours does sound very long to me. But by default my vp1 is set to .25a I have to manually change it so check to see if your charger is at lowest setting.
it's gross overkill by leaps and bounds for vaping, but you asked for it... Revolectrix
Another vote for the Xtar VP-1. Pila has been the top charger for years, but it hasn't been updated with display screens like the VP-1 has.
$17 for nitcore i4 intellicharge - I think this is the best charger around. It charges everything from 18350's to 26650's in a really quick time.
http://illuminationsupply.com/chargers-c-48_51/nitecore-intellicharge-i4-p-225.html#.UvJX7_mKo2I
http://illuminationsupply.com/chargers-c-48_51/nitecore-intellicharge-i4-p-225.html#.UvJX7_mKo2I
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Turnigy Accucell 6 Battery Charger | eBay - something like this will actually break in your new batts and balance them as well. You will have to buy a 18650 cradle or make one but def. good stuff
Turnigy Accucell 6 Battery Charger | eBay - something like this will actually break in your new batts and balance them as well. You will have to buy a 18650 cradle or make one but def. good stuff
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All those other charger are very good but I'm using the Nitecore Intellicharge i4 and couldn't be happier when I first got it I was really surprised how fast it charged 1 18650 in just a couple of hours if you charge 2 it'll take a little longer but it's fast and for 16 dollars and change it's a good price I paid 20 something for mine .
I've been very happy using an Xtar WP6 for the last year or so. Six battery bays come in handy.
I've been thinking about repurposing a charger I have for my remote control stuff for vaping batts myself. It'd be easy enough to do an AS LONG AS I UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM DOING I see no problem with it.
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