Charger inquiry!

[arcebelaced]

So I was given this reccomendation by someone in this group!

Get the SVD from http://www.sweet-vapes.com/shop?pag...color_plus.tpl&product_id=2014&category_id=81. You'll need batteries and a charger:


http://www.sweet-vapes.com/shop?pag...371&category_id=23&flypage=vmj_color_plus.tpl


http://www.sweet-vapes.com/shop?pag...color_plus.tpl&product_id=1908&category_id=23


http://www.sweet-vapes.com/shop?pag...color_plus.tpl&product_id=2064&category_id=77


Kanger Protank




Mt. Baker Vapor is currently out of batteries.

Very much appreciated by the way, seems like the charger is out of stock though, will it make a difference with this other one?


[h=1]Trustfire TR-001 Multifunction Charger[/h]

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

Hi,

It is about the same as the one that I use. Works great, slow, but I want that as it is better for the batteries not to be charged fast. You wont go wrong taking Baditude's advise, very knowledgeable. Good luck and have fun!

 

[Baditude]

Trustfire is a "lesser name brand" than those widely accepted as better quality chargers such as Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore. My recommendation would be not to go in the direction of cheaper but better in this situation. Either the Efest LUC Charger or the four bay Nitecore Intellicharger i4 would be the better choice.

 

[arcebelaced]

Thanks will do! also what is bugging my mind right now is it doesn't mention if it comes with both short and long telescopic tubes .-.

 

[arcebelaced]

Trustfire is a "lesser name brand" than those widely accepted as better quality chargers such as Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore. My recommendation would be not to go in the direction of cheaper but better in this situation. Either the Efest LUC Charger or the four bay Nitecore Intellicharger i4 would be the better choice.

So the other cheaper charger won't protect the battery if let's say I'm charging the battery and forget about it or go to sleep or just leave it unattended?

 

[Scarey]

Better Battery prices: Genuine AW Batteries at RTD Vapor

Charger: http://www.amazon.com/Nitecore-i2-I...=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1381741672&sr=1-2 or http://www.amazon.com/Nitecore-Inte...=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1381741672&sr=1-1

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

I've left mine regularly and it has not gotten even particularly warm so far. At some point, I will probably get a more expensive charger, but this one seems fine for now. <shrugs>

 

[Baditude]

So the other cheaper charger won't protect the battery if let's say I'm charging the battery and forget about it or go to sleep or just leave it unattended?

First of all, batteries should be removed soon after they have finished their charge cycle, regardless of the quality of the charger. It's never recommended to leave them on the charger without being nearby or otherwise unattended. The chargers are supposed to stop charging at full charge, but they themselves do not turn off.

The cheaper charger will probably be much slower in charging batteries than the more expensive, higher quality chargers. The Efest and the Nitecore both have either LCD or LED displays to indicate charging status progress, instead of only an "on" indicator (which I couldn't see if it even has that from the photo).

 

[CreepyLady]

Thanks will do! also what is bugging my mind right now is it doesn't mention if it comes with both short and long telescopic tubes .-.

The SVD only has one tube, however it is adjustable to fit one 18350, one 18650, stacked 18350s (personally I do not reccomend stacking - but if you MUST do it - please follow battery safety) or 18500.

So it only has one tube- but it fits and adjusts in a manner to function as long or short.

 

[Ronald3638]

I like the Efest LUC charger. I bought this because my TR001 and the cheap charger that came with my mod would take 10 to 14 hours to recharge an 18650 but the Efest LUC will do it in 2 to 3 hours. This is slow enough not to reduce the battery life by any significant amount and fast enough that I wont have to do any overnight charging.

 

[bigmaaark]

i have both a trustfire and a nitecore. the trustfire is in my office at work and the nitecore at my home. i use the trustfire while im at work so i can monitor it. yes it does take longer to charge the same 18650s i have (2 panys and 3 aw's) than my nitecore but since i only use it at work i have a lot of time and i can monitor it and pull the batteries off the charger when the light turns green. i trust my nitecore a lot more and love how quickly it charges my batteries. i must not be running my batteries down enough because the nitecore will charge 4 18650s at most ive seen is an hour.