I have a 'trustfire' multifunctional charger that seems to take forever (approx 8 hrs) to charge 2600mah batts, & that's only charging 1 batt at a time. Can anyone suggest one that is speedier & of good quality.....pleeeez!
Faster battery charger??
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the output on that charger is only 500ma
get one like the xtar or similar that goes to 1000ma
it is also better for the battery to be charged at a higher rate.
get one like the xtar or similar that goes to 1000ma
it is also better for the battery to be charged at a higher rate.
Good quality = Pila. I hear Xstar is good too. One way to know how fast it can charge is checking the wall adapter for the output current, the higher it is, the faster it will charge. 1amp is best, below 500ma is slow.
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Thanks Thrasher - I'll check it out. I wasn't aware that it would be better for the battery, the long time span was just driving me nuts. Any vendors you can recommend for it?
Thanks justin....I just checked & mine says 500ma...guess that fits the 'slow' - very slow. Pila & Xstar will be checked out tonite & hopefully ordered. Anyone in particular that carries both?
moishesmom:8322532 said:
Super T and RTD carry both. I've had both, and I prefer the Xtar, its cheaper, either the SP2 which is $10+ cheaper or the WP2, which is more than 1/2 the price of the Pila. The great thing about the Xtar WP2, not sure if the SP2 has this, is the output function.
jkm....you're awesome. I'll go there, just tell me what is the output function that I'm looking for?
Sorry, but when it comes to electronics, I've got the brains of a road-cone.
the wp2 is also able to be used in the car with the included car adapter plus it has a USB if your phone or something needs a quck backup.
the way the chemistry is made it is better to force the charge into the battery faster at a higher rate, then slower most of the time. the 500ma setting is for smaller batteries like 350's but big ones need higher output.
the way the chemistry is made it is better to force the charge into the battery faster at a higher rate, then slower most of the time. the 500ma setting is for smaller batteries like 350's but big ones need higher output.
The SP2 has a USB output, so lets say you are camping, or without power and you want to charge your cell phone or similarUSB device, you flip the switch to output and put a charged battery in the bay, and just like that you have a power brick.
Thanks guys.....I almost feel intelligent now (almost). Nice to know at least what I'm looking for & why. You've been a GREAT help!
jkmtwo:8323173 said:
I'm sorry, I said the SP2 in this comment, I meant the WP2.
http://www.rtdvapor.com/online-store/battery-chargers/xtar-wp2-ii-detail
I was reading the specs on the Xtar SP2 and it does 2A, holy crap....
http://www.rtdvapor.com/online-store/battery-chargers/xtar-sp2-detail
http://www.rtdvapor.com/online-store/battery-chargers/xtar-sp2-detail
I bought the Pila when I got my first mods several months ago. Nothing to compare it to, but it seems to charge fast. Still seems to be working great.
I read up on the Pila before I bought it and despite its higher cost, I liked the theory behind the special algorhythms it uses to charge batteries. I highly recommend it and RTD Vapor.
I read up on the Pila before I bought it and despite its higher cost, I liked the theory behind the special algorhythms it uses to charge batteries. I highly recommend it and RTD Vapor.
Hi Guys....I don't know what's going on, but, I can't seem to get to rtd's website - did they change their name?
He might be having issues with his site. Here's his thread, he's online- you can try posting there.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-ultrafire-chargers-more-rtdvapor-com-36.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-ultrafire-chargers-more-rtdvapor-com-36.html
I sent him a message. Hope it's back up soon. BTW, he does have a discount code ECF5.
I think he has for at least a couple of days. I tried to copy a link to a particular product from his site and got a message about bandwidth had been exceeded for the website.
I have a 'trustfire' multifunctional charger that seems to take forever (approx 8 hrs) to charge 2600mah batts, & that's only charging 1 batt at a time. Can anyone suggest one that is speedier & of good quality.....pleeeez!
Slow charging of your batteries is preferable to fast chargers.Just buy more batteries and keep them in rotation, in the long run you'll save money.
Faster charge+ more heat.....heat+batteries=bad
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