Charging times comparison

[Morandir835]

Well, results are in everyone. Did this test using king diamond batts, one shorty, one regular, one xl. Watched the chargers as best as I could to get the most accurate times possible. Had them by me constantly watching for light changes.

Shorty charge times:

USB- 78min
Old School (OS) wall charger- 83min
Slim Line (SL) wall charger- 67min

Regular:

USB- 123min
OS- 126min
SL- 97min

XL:

USB- 168min
OS- 171min
SL- 139min

Roughly 19-21% faster overall than the old chargers. What I found odd was even with it having a lower mah output, they still delivered the promised 20% gain. My only complaints with it are the coloring (prefer it was in black, white screams apple product, a big boo for we mac haters out there), and if you already own a good amount of the old chargers and have plenty of spare batts, then there's not much need as of yet to make the switch. Hopefully we'll see this newer charger technology migrate to the usb chargers sometime soon....

 

[teslastick]

GJ!!!!!!!! Is still a steep cost for a Chinese made battery charger at $20 to me though. Also did you clean your old ones real good first? Some corrosion would make them charge slower I suppose. Maybe try again in six months to check.

 

[dohsma]

Awesome info morandir, we've been interested to see what sort of result people are getting "in the wild". 20% is right on target for how they are supposed to perform. Have you checked the voltage after the full charge?

 

[Bogey]

Very cool! I also agree on the color and on mac's. And yes, I said that using an iPhone.


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[Morandir835]

Tesla sir, made sure the contacts were clean on my old chargers before hand (though that's rarely an issue thanks to syringe refilling. Not putting a single king diamond or stealth in risk).

Yes I have Mark sir, 4.2v at start on each one. Doing a round of voltage checks on them while we speak to see if they hold their voltage and last as long as they do off the old chargers. Will post the results hopefully by tomorrow

 

[SnowDragon]

Excellent stuff Morandir, as always! Thanks

 

[trichman]

Funny thing happened the other night. My partner said what did you do with the charger and I said nothing, it is plugged in and charging. Because it is white, when we looked at it straight on, it basically disappeared against the white faceplate on the wall. Maybe they should be in another color. I vote for a psychedelic color.

 

[jbmcdan]

thanks for doing this, mr. m! Good to know it wasn't just my imagination that the new ones charge faster --

 

[EleanorR]

Wowza! Color me impressed! (I love the one I received -- but I agree, the price is a bit -gulp- gobstoppping.)

 

[katz-in-boots]

Thanks for this M'Dir, very thorough, as always!

My thoughts:
I vape shorties only, so for an 11minute faster charging, it is hardly worth the switch -especially as I have non-US power points/boards so adapters would be required.
I will wait for a multi-battery charger, which I hope is still a possibility.

 

[biidaaban]

That's great info Morandir, will be replacing the old school as soon as we can afford to and will pass them on to my brother with some other supplies. i have noticed that my usb chargers seem to charge faster when plugged into a 2 port wall charger usb unit rather than into a usb port. will see if i can get you some numbers today.

 

[Morandir835]

Thank you Ms. Biidaaban.

 

[Morandir835]

Here are the voltage test results after using the slim line charger. 2.2ohm wow carto used as usual.

Shorty
4.2 at start (as), 4.2 (9min in), 4.19 (18min), 4.18 (27min), 4.16 (36min), 4.11 (45min), 4.06 (54min), 4.03 (63min), 4.02 (72min), 4.0 (81min), 3.98 (90min), 3.95 (99min), 3.94 (108min), 3.88 (117min), 3.71 (126min), next puff flashes.

Regular
4.2 (at start), 4.2 (9min), 4.2 (18min), 4.18 (27min), 4.18 (36min), 4.17 (45 min), 4.16 (54min), 4.12 (63min), 4.05 (72min), 4.0 (81min), 3.95 (90min), 3.89 (99min), 3.86 (108min), 3.82 (117min), 3.8 (126 min), 3.79 (135min), 3.77(144min), 3.74 (153min), 3.71 (162min), 3 puffs later flash time.

XL #1
4.2 (as), 4.2 (9min), 4.2 (18min), 4.2 (27min), 4.19 (36min), 4.19(45min), 4.17 (54min), 4.12(63min), 4.11 (72min), 4.09 (81min), 4.07(90min), 4.03 (99min), 4.01(108min), 4.0 (117min), 3.99 (126min), 3.97 (135min), 3.97 (144min), 3.95(153min), 3.94 (162min), 3.91 (171min), 3.9 (180min), 3.9 (189min), 3.85(198min), 3.83(207min), 3.82 (216min), 3.8 (225min), 3.78 (234min), 3.74 (243min), 3 minutes later recharge time.

All in all, well within range of all my previous tests. The new charger does indeed charge quickly and to full capacity.

 

[SnowDragon]

........... Thanks Morandir your testing is truly appreciated!

 

[Morandir835]

No problem at all Snow sir.

 

[Chesterwiz]

I think I know someone that needs to work for V4L!!

 

[katz-in-boots]

I think I know someone that needs to work for V4L!!

Or at least get free testing samples.

 

[Morandir835]

One last bump for the night, again info that's been hanging around for quite a bit...

 

[keelalagirl55]

Here's another to add to my list

 

[EleanorR]

Here's another to add to my list

So, quitcher yappin' about it and DO it already!