Charger Question

[polyfoam]

I bought this charger for my 14500 batteries
HG-1206W Multi-Functional Charger

I was wondering if it will also charge 18650's, they do fit in the charger.

 

[Hoosier]

It says it will fit up to 71mm of battery length. A protected 18650 is somewhere around 66-68mm in length.

(An 18650 battery is 18mm diameter and 65mm length + protection circuitry depth, so the size is the number.)

 

[markfm]

It's apparently 4.2V output, so should only be used with 3.6/3.7V batteries.

I'm kind of leery about a really low cost charger that claims universal compatibility with NiMH, NiCad, Li-ion, but that's just me. Apparently this is the "new" version of the charger which includes 1.2V charging output for NiMH and NiCad. I did a quick look over on candlepowerforums and laserpointerforums, wasn't finding anything useful on it.