i keep my charger in a glass ashtray on my nite stand , i charge them anytime except when i go to town
charging overnight (unattended)
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I have heard of more batteries burning and exploding while on chargers than any other type of battery incidents. By far. I've heard of quite a few good li-ion batteries venting when shorted with no flame or explosion. Typically they are in mechanical mods with no fuse and atty resistance is not a factor.
Even the most expensive chargers on the market can fail. I used to think Xtar and Pila didn't, but I've since heard of them going bad too. Luckily it doesn't happen often.
I put mine in a fireproof charging bag. The wall warts are plugged into power strips with circuit breakers built in. But I still try not to charge overnight.
Now I'm not arguing the safety of this one way or the other. But do you mean to tell me that there are people out there who charge their laptop until it's full, then immediately unplug it? Same with Cell phones, GPS units, etc? I'm not calling anybody out, but that seems really hard to believe. I know this isn't apples to apples with what the op is asking, but I see these comments regularly. Just curious.
I use a 5 port ego charger with a household timer set to 1 - 2 hrs while charging at night.
Actually yes, I have multi PC's and a laptop and I don't leave it plugged in with the battery I use it without the battery unless I'm traveling with it.
Now that is smart!! Why didn't I think of that. Awesome.
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This is what I use on a fused power strip and a wall timer.
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Efest LUC V4 - Four Bay LCD Charger
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Efest LUC V4 - Four Bay LCD Charger
I don't charge anything unattended, and that goes for my cell phone, my laptop, and my battery powered tools.
I'm lucky that I can keep a battery charger at work, and I have from 8 to 16 hours to charge up as many batteries as I can. At home, my battery charger sits on my china hutch within view.
I'm lucky that I can keep a battery charger at work, and I have from 8 to 16 hours to charge up as many batteries as I can. At home, my battery charger sits on my china hutch within view.
I never leave batteries unattended when charging. I've read too many warnings to ignore the advice.
The way my luck is with most things, I'll be that 0.01% percentage where things do go wrong. I'd rather not invite it on!
The way my luck is with most things, I'll be that 0.01% percentage where things do go wrong. I'd rather not invite it on!
It's generally not a good idea to leave batteries in a charger after you've cut the power to it. They may start discharging themselves back into the charger with nothing to control the discharge rate. Even if they just trickle discharge, you risk over-discharging them.
I do take the batteries out after the timer goes off before I go to bed. That's why I charge from 1 - 2 hrs while I'm still awake avoiding any mishaps.
I would recommend a charging bag. There are large enough ones to fit even a 4 or 6 bay charger. Cheap insurance.
Aha! I thought it was one of those other timer thingies... the ones for electrical outlets.
I've never heard this before. I have occasionally left batteries in my charger after unplugging it. They've never discharged. What makes it happen?
It's just how I was told to treat batteries when I first started using rechargable batteries. Always power up charger first; remove battery before powering down charger. I still see it mentioned to new users on lipo-based hobby forums. Then again, there's quite a bit more at risk when dealing with lipos.
For all I know, it may be a remnant from "ye olde days of rechargable batteries". Still; sounds sensible to me so I'll just keep doing it.
I'm running a Nitecore Intellicharger i-4. It shuts down after charging but I don't use it overnight or when I'm not up and around at the house.
I have smoke detectors, a smart dog, and am heavily insured. I don't worry about it one bit.
Some sort of fire-proof strong-box made of metal with a muffled vent and maybe even a smoke detector on the inside lid might be easy to make and useful for those who absolutely must charge while asleep, or vendors who charge a lot of batts all the time.
This question always reminds me of the old joke about an accident at a stop sign intersection on a dirt country road that was never paid attention to because there was never any traffic there before. Batteries and chargers can and do deteriorate with use just like other things do... thing is, not all things share the harmful potential of fires and other accidents. I've broken my personal rule of not replying to these kinds of threads after advising caution and coming back in to find posters saying they'll still charge unattended overnight. To each their own and I wish them luck because luck is what they're chasing. I'm just glad I don't live in an apartment where that's probably going on every night.
Edit: Ugh... no I don't charge ANY battery unattended and by that I mean even if its in another room, which is not the usual, periodically checking it.
Edit: Ugh... no I don't charge ANY battery unattended and by that I mean even if its in another room, which is not the usual, periodically checking it.
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