Leaving batteries in charger for an hour or two without charging?

[nocigsnomore]

Hi.

Going out for an hour or two. I don't charge while being away, but is it ok to leave them there and continue when I come back?

 

[Robert Dupre]

If you have a good charger that has over charge protection you should just let them charge while you away. Its perfectly safe i will leave mine on the charge while im away for multiple hours and havent had an issue.

 

[nocigsnomore]

Got a charger like that, but is there no chance of fire at all? It's a Nitecore Digicharger that checks if the battery is ok before starting to charge.

 

[oplholik]

I will do what you are inquiring about. Just start it up again when you get home. I never go off and leave a charger plugged in unattended. Chances are you will never have a problem, but why take that chance, it could be costly.

 

[Robert Dupre]

Do you leave you refrigerator plugged in when you leave or you house connected to electricity when you leave the house. Its just as much a chance at catching fire or anything happening to it as there is anything else that is plugged in all the time or connected to and source of electricity.

 

[oplholik]

How many fridges have you heard about catching fire vs laptops, cell phones, and e-cig batts, and chargers?

 

[nocigsnomore]

Didn't take the chance today. Took them out of the charger. A battery charging is something totally different than a fridge yes.

 

[George Ogilvie]

Got a charger like that, but is there no chance of fire at all? It's a Nitecore Digicharger that checks if the battery is ok before starting to charge.

How do you like the Digicharger? I 'm waiting for mine.

 

[twgbonehead]

nocigsnomore,

The battery technologies we use do not have the kind of "memory" issues that other families had. It is perfectly fine to start charging a battery, then stop, and finish charging it later. Likewise you do not need to "fully discharge" batteries before you recharge them (in fact, it's actually healthier for batteries if you "charge early, charge often" although it's not that big a deal; really only makes a big difference if it prevents you from discharging them too low).

 

[oplholik]

I have the D2, and it has been working great for a few weeks now, no long haul experience with it tho.

 

[zoiDman]

Hi.

Going out for an hour or two. I don't charge while being away, but is it ok to leave them there and continue when I come back?

Sure. You can pull the batteries out of the Charger when you Leave and then put them back in when you get back. That Doesn't Hurt Li-Ion Batteries.

 

[David1975]

It's all about minimizing risks.... You could probably leave them charge and be fine, do the same while your sleeping, but it only takes 1 time for something to go wrong. I never let them charge unattended, vaping on fully charged batteries isn't worth risking the house IF something should go wrong.....

 

[nocigsnomore]

I mean if it's ok to leave them in the charger and pull the plug so they are not charging.

 

[zoiDman]

I mean if it's ok to leave them in the charger and pull the plug so they are not charging.

Yeah... That would be OK. And It wouldn't hurt anything.

 

[nocigsnomore]

Great. Thanks.

 

[zoiDman]

Great. Thanks.

No Problem.

And feel free to Post anymore Battery or Charger questions you might have.

 

[Marc411]

I mean if it's ok to leave them in the charger and pull the plug so they are not charging.

That's exactly what I do. Never leave them charging when I' not in the house or sleeping.

Better to be safe.....

 

[Rat2chat2]

Even with the ones that say they cut off after charging, people still recommend not leaving the unattended. I need to start being more careful myself because it is just so easy to put it in and go to bed. I suppose staying on the side of safety would be the best. Great post. I'm going to be more careful.