Yes, the bottom led blinks as it reads the battery. Then the second one blinks while in stage 1 of charging. The third one blinks when its in the second stage of charging.
charging an 18650 with a nitecore
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The Ds do .5A or .350A, I believe. I have a D2 myself, but it decided to stop fully charging batteries after like 2 months of use so I just use it for my rechargable AAs now.
I ended up getting the D4 and like 8 sony VTC , I can see the large screen really being helpful... I defy need to learn more abt battery safety, I thought I knew enough but I guess better safe tha..sorry .. I really just haven't found one place where I can get reliable, reputable info about vaping especially pertaining towards safety ...
I really hope that rAdio shack return the charger with the batteries, I didn't use the batteries just the Charger and I still have all the packaging .
I thought all 18650 chargers were good to charge the batteries. Especially since most people put emphasis on the batteries
I really hope that rAdio shack return the charger with the batteries, I didn't use the batteries just the Charger and I still have all the packaging .
I thought all 18650 chargers were good to charge the batteries. Especially since most people put emphasis on the batteries
Can any 18650 charger can be used to charge them? I had picked up an de world charger from radio shack . I used it once and it seems to work, but some1 mentioned that the charger might not be good and could also potentially harmful, I can't exchange or return it anymore I think cuz my bf threw out the packaging!
the thing about getting an 18650 charger is you want to get one that has battery protection. With my nitecore i4 it stops charging once its complete but something like the trustfire (i was told) doesn't have any protection so you could potentially harm yourself, your house, or your battery.
so i did time the last battery charge and i charged it from dead. not sure what the volts were but i have a 3.7 volt battery and it charged fully in around 3 1/2 hours. compared to the 6 hour charge time from my usb i have to say thats a nice change.
Nitecore chargers are intelligent chargers. They stop charging automatically when the batteries are fully charged. I have the UM20 due to the portability of it. I find that a fully depleted batteries will charge within 4-5 hours so, I put my batteries in the charger when I go to bed and they are 100% when I wake up.
I use Efest 35A 2500MaH LI-MN hi drain batteries. Word to the wise though, don't use an Apple usb plug adapter. They get incredibly hot when used with the Nitecore chargers.
I recommend using a computer usb port.
I use Efest 35A 2500MaH LI-MN hi drain batteries. Word to the wise though, don't use an Apple usb plug adapter. They get incredibly hot when used with the Nitecore chargers.
I recommend using a computer usb port.
i have the i4. mine actually came with a wall power cord so i don't need to worry about using unsupported usb chargers.
Unless you get an older I2 or i4. Then the plastic slider grooves that bind.
Also the 2 bay nitecores charge at .5A for a total of 1A.
The 4 bays charge @ .75A for up to 2 bays or .375A for up to 4 for a total of 1.5A.
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I recommend NOT using a PC usb port. In the event of failure, you could potentially lose a perfectly good computer.
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This:
You need to match the wall wart(what the usb plugs into) voltage output to the acceptable voltage input of the charger.
Also, charging batteries while you sleep is NOT recommended. If you do, make sure your smoke alarms have working batteries as well. Chargers don't fail very often, but they can fail, and then you have heat and electricity.
It really depends on how many mAh your 18650 battery has. Obviously it will take longer to charge a 2600 mAh Sony VTC5 18650 than a 1600 mAh AW IMR 18650.
A quick and easy fix for the 'binding slides' is to lube them with a little vaseline. A q-tip, little vaseline ends the problem.
I'd rather use dielectric grease (silicone).
Also worth notable mention, the QC on the housings are poor. Greasing up my i2 for example wouldn't fix the issue because the housing was molded poorly, flexes and binds.
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I strongly believe all chargers now are stopping to charge when battery is full. Even built-in chargers, like in Kindle or iStick 30.
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