I'm going to be getting some SONY 30AMP 2000mah 18650 US18650VTC4 batteries and was wondering if a Efest LUC Multi-function Smart charger would be safe to charge them with? Also what chargers do you guys use?
Safe battery chargers?
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The xtar VP-1.
Great charger, digital output so you can see your battery's exact voltage, smart charge algorithm, and settings for charge rate .25 amp for my 18350s, .50 amp for my 18490s, and 1 amp for my 18650s.
I love this charger. It takes all sizes with no fuss.
Very safe, too. If you leave your batteries on it, it will charge them to 4.2, stop charging, let them drain to 4.18 and take them back up. I have watched this cycle so now I know I can trust it.
Great charger, digital output so you can see your battery's exact voltage, smart charge algorithm, and settings for charge rate .25 amp for my 18350s, .50 amp for my 18490s, and 1 amp for my 18650s.
I love this charger. It takes all sizes with no fuss.
Very safe, too. If you leave your batteries on it, it will charge them to 4.2, stop charging, let them drain to 4.18 and take them back up. I have watched this cycle so now I know I can trust it.
The Xtar VP-1.
Great charger, digital output so you can see your battery's exact voltage, smart charge algorithm, and settings for charge rate .25 amp for my 18350s, .50 amp for my 18490s, and 1 amp for my 18650s.
I love this charger. It takes all sizes with no fuss.
Very safe, too. If you leave your batteries on it, it will charge them to 4.2, stop charging, let them drain to 4.18 and take them back up. I have watched this cycle so now I know I can trust it.
Wow that looks like a great charger, I might just get that instead
I wouldn't do it. The first LUC's were rated as not acceptable for over voltage charging. See here: Review of Charger Efest LUC V4
I don't buy chargers from places like eFest and Nitecore that have to put a badly designed first generation model in the market that needs to be replaced with a second generation design because they got it so wrong the first time around.
Get an Xtar or a Pila.
I don't buy chargers from places like eFest and Nitecore that have to put a badly designed first generation model in the market that needs to be replaced with a second generation design because they got it so wrong the first time around.
Get an Xtar or a Pila.
I have an Xtar VP2S. Not fancy, but it works great, and is has a cover like the Pila does. The Pila is probably the most recommended, but it is pricey.
Another one for the XTAR VP1 as you chose the A of the charge where as the Lux doors it due to size of inserted battery, I'd still rather charge batteries as slow as possible to make them have larger life span but if need a quick charge the option there, they always charge exact amount and never overcharge.
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