I have a nitecore i2 dual battery charger but as of yesterday it's completely stopped working iv tried 2 plugs and both ports to power it and I'm not getting anything not even the screen powering up does anyone have a idea on what I could do to fix this?
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The Efest LUC chargers line are excellent in quality and relatively inexpensive. They are among a handfull of chargers that can charge at 1 amp in all two or four bays. I can't speak to the quality of their other chargers.
Do what I did--get two Efest LUC2 chargers. You have four-bay charging capability and if one goes out, the other keeps going (hopefully) while the first one gets replaced.
An internal electronic part has malfunctioned. Accept your loss and get another charger.
Ah hah, just another reason to have backups for everything you use for vaping, @Joe-L
I have at least one backup mod, tank, coil, charger, and extra e-liquid at all times. Sorry, about your predictament. Maybe you can purchase a couple of inexpensive disposable cigalikes at the gas station or convenience store to hold you over until payday?
I have at least one backup mod, tank, coil, charger, and extra e-liquid at all times. Sorry, about your predictament. Maybe you can purchase a couple of inexpensive disposable cigalikes at the gas station or convenience store to hold you over until payday?
@Joe-L Use of a fire bag is highly controversial for Li-ion chargers.
The fire bags are designed for Li-Po batteries, which is why many of the fire bags are call Li-Po bags. Li-Po batteries and a Li-Po charger are charged apart from each other, connected by cables. The batteries are put into the bag because they are of a volatile chemistry. The charger is kept out of the bag because chargers can generate heat. Putting any charger into an enclosed bag could be counter-productive because without open air ventilation to cool the charger, a bag could trap the heat in the bag and make the charger even hotter, possibly to the point of causing a fire.
The fire bags are designed for Li-Po batteries, which is why many of the fire bags are call Li-Po bags. Li-Po batteries and a Li-Po charger are charged apart from each other, connected by cables. The batteries are put into the bag because they are of a volatile chemistry. The charger is kept out of the bag because chargers can generate heat. Putting any charger into an enclosed bag could be counter-productive because without open air ventilation to cool the charger, a bag could trap the heat in the bag and make the charger even hotter, possibly to the point of causing a fire.
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Didn’t know I did that. Wasn’t intended. There was nothing in your post that I cared about at all. Nor was there anything I’d comment on. Most likely (being old, blind and etc) I hit the button by accident. Sorry if I ruined a perfect attendance record or anything like that.
Might be just the LED, or might be a different component that shorted which lead to the LEDs to blow.
I don't recommend using that charger, at least not indoors on a wooden table
I don't recommend using that charger, at least not indoors on a wooden table
That is my personal belief. As I said, using a Li-Po bag for a Li-ion battery charger is controversial at best. Some people do use them. Most people don't.
The Samsung 25R is an IMR Li-ion battery. Samsung happens to call their IMR batteries "INR".
It's good practice to charge your batteries on a fire resistant surface. Stovetop, kitchen or bath counter top, metal baking pan, concrete surface.
Below is a video of a battery and charger caught going into flame mode on a kitchen countertop.
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So iv left it for about half an hour now and there's been no readable voltage change on either cell so I'm gona assume the readings I got are from some sort of fried connection and that this in fact a dud now, I'm getting an ac reading on the battery connections but no dc reading so I think somethings blew out somewhere along the line.
I’m wanting a new charger too! I’m still using the 2bay that I got from provape when I bought my provari. I do own a cheap 1bay that’s a car charger design. I haven’t tried it out, still nice to have during power outages.
That's not a table it's just a bit of wood where I'm led in bed watching netflix normally I leave it in the kitchen on the metal drying rack (obviously without any wet dishes) I'm gona look into a xtar with a fire bag instead as I'm seeing more positive reviews for them now and seems like more bang for my buck probably time for a 4slot anywayMight be just the LED, or might be a different component that shorted which lead to the LEDs to blow.
I don't recommend using that charger, at least not indoors on a wooden table
So with my samsung 25r 18650's I'm better off not using a fire bag?Use of a fire bag is highly controversial for Li-ion chargers.
The fire bags are designed for Li-Po batteries, which is why many of the fire bags are call Li-Po bags. Li-Po batteries and a Li-Po charger are charged apart from each other, connected by cables. The batteries are put into the bag because they are of a volatile chemistry. The charger is kept out of the bag because chargers can generate heat. Putting a charger into an enclosed bag could be counter-productive because without open air ventilation a bag could trap the heat in the bag.
Backups to our backups, the importance of having on-hand replacements for anything and everything that's "mission critical".
I didn't think to have a backup for my 4-bay charger until 2014, I only used mechs back then so if my charger had quit working I'd have been in a huge bind. I live in a rural area, the nearest city that would have a charger is 2 hours away so most of my shopping is online. I bought and keep a 2-bay charger in storage just for such emergencies, I think I paid a whopping $12 for it. When regulated mods finally became powerful and compact, I switched to using them. Since most regulated mods can charge a battery I consider them another backup to my primary charger although I personally wouldn't use them for such unless I just had to.
I didn't think to have a backup for my 4-bay charger until 2014, I only used mechs back then so if my charger had quit working I'd have been in a huge bind. I live in a rural area, the nearest city that would have a charger is 2 hours away so most of my shopping is online. I bought and keep a 2-bay charger in storage just for such emergencies, I think I paid a whopping $12 for it. When regulated mods finally became powerful and compact, I switched to using them. Since most regulated mods can charge a battery I consider them another backup to my primary charger although I personally wouldn't use them for such unless I just had to.
I have a cheap Efest 'Pro C2' 2-bay. It is a low rate charger, and has only red/green led ready/charged indicators. It seems to do the job, stays cool, and batteries read 4.1 to 4.2 after charge. Definitely not a sophisticated charger, but was about $5 sale
I have 2 Efest chargers. The one I use is a LUC blu 4 bay charger that I’m very happy with. I can choose 1amp charging for the inner 2 slots although I don’t often use that feature.
Efest LUC BLU4 Battery Charger
The other Efest I use if I need to charge larger batters 20700 ? But I’m not crazy about the sleds. I always felt like I was damaging the batteries sliding them into the slots. This is the one pictured. I keep it as a backup.
The Efest Soda, on the other hand, doesn't appear to be as reliable:
ADVISORY: Avoid using the Efest SODA charger at its 1A setting
Efest non-LUC chargers seem to be of variable quality. I'm glad yours is apparently a good one.
I'm not overly impressed with my Efest LUC4. It's fine at 500 mA, but it heats the batteries more than I like at 1 A. My Xtar VC4 stays a lot cooler at 1 A.
If you are comparing using the same batteries, either your Efest is actually charging at more than rated, or Xtar is delivering less. Amount of battery heating proportional to the current passing thru it. Could be a function of the charging curve, keeping the rate higher too long, but that amounts to the same thing. If the charger is heating up, and transferring heat to the batteries, that is a different Ball 'O Fish. Or Kettle O' Wax.
That does make sense, now you point it out. I've noticed it with a couple of different batteries. I'll have to try again and pay closer attention to see what's really going on.
I'll have a look tomorrow, iv tested the voltage at the charging slots and I'm getting voltage through the charge slots but the Led screen isn't showing anything.
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