Recommended charger

[Cloudd]

There, I broke my charger (again, sorta)... so much for cheap generic chargers.

Which brand would you recommend? I'm on a little bit of a tight budget but I realize a good charger is quite an investment. My options are (within budget that is) Nitecore i4 Intellicharger, Efest Bio V2 charger/18650 powered powerbank, xtar MC1/MC2 (they are ten ringgits difference lol), Trustfire (nope), Ultrafire (nope, but comes with two LG 30A IMR batteries), Nitecore i2, xtar with LCD display

 

[Susan~S]

From Baditudes Blog (he's one of our resident battery/safety experts):

* Battery Chargers. Get the best charger that you can reasonably afford. Statistically most battery incidents occur while charging. Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore Intellicharger are the most recommended brands.

 

[RealtreeRomeo]

I have the Nitecore I4 and its great.

 

[Cloudd]

I guess Xtar MC2 then, it's 30 ringgits each (less than 10 USD lel). Nitecore is a bit pricy.

 

[chomper33]

Nitecore i2 is great for tight budgets. Been using one for a quite a while and still works as if brand new.

 

[440BB]

I have had an Efest LUC charger for some time and it is performing well, at a reasonable price.

 

[SpanishSunday]

I have had an Efest LUC charger for some time and it is performing well, at a reasonable price.

Another Efest LUC user here. 2-bay one.

 

[BadTrainDriver]

The last charger you'll ever buy:

Xtar VP4

 

[Cloudd]

Have you heard of EFest BIO V2 charger? Any good?

 

[SpanishSunday]

Have you heard of EFest BIO V2 charger? Any good?

The reliable review of the v2 (2014 version) ends in this manner:

Conclusion

The features of the charger is good and the charger works fine.
Just be aware that old versions of the charger looks the same, but is not nearly as good.

From: Review of Charger EFest BIO V2 2014

Look on that site for reviews of chargers. That guy is quite thorough.

 

[jambi]

Nitecore D2. Mine has been flawless through 6 months of daily use.

I'd avoid anything with 'trust' in the name.

https://www.fasttech.com/p/1765201

 

[BrushyHillGuide]

The last charger you'll ever buy:

Xtar VP4

X2

That's what I use


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[Kaiser Bob]

Xtar SP1 is a very good single cell charger, I charge my Samsung 25rs at 2A and they end their cycle barely warm.

Test/Review of Charger Xtar SP1 | BudgetLightForum.com

 

[Niten13]

+1 for the Nitecore, Have the D2 works flawlessly all day

 

[Blkboyan]

Nitecore D4 & i4 . Both works very good.

 

[underwhelmd]

Another Efest LUC user here. 2-bay one.

Same here. Like.

 

[Cloudd]

Ordered the EFest BIO V2, should be arriving in two days, it's also a powerbank (makeshift, sorta) tho I don't need a powerbank.

Reports suggest that EFest BIO V2 is more superior in restoring over-discharged cells than that of Nitecore i2 Intellicharger. But well personally, Nitecore seems like a solid brand, looks reliable. BIO V2 looks more like a toy thing.

But anyways I bought it so, yeah. Ordered a bunch of DIY ingredient together with it, there's 330mg/ml nicotine available tho, that's just crazy

 

[Phild0]

I use the efest LUC V4 and it's great.

 

[dgm76513]

I have the nitecore I4 and it's been a champ. It even charges my son's Energizer AA NIMH batteries right next to my Efest 18650's.

 

[ignotus]

Xtar VP2 gets my vote.